Japanese Overnight Buses

Japlish names on Japanese overnight buses

In this section, collected nicknames on Japanese overnight buses using "Japlish" or borrowed from other languages.

(In Alphabetical order)

Within Hokkaido

• Dreamint Okhotsk ドリーミントオホーック (Sapporo and Kitami, Abashiri; Hokkaido Chuo Bus, Kitami Hokkaido Bus and Abashiri Bus): A compound of the words Dream and Mint and added the Sea of Okhotsk. The route also exists as a daytime service.
• Eagle Liner イーグルライナー　(Sapporo and Shiretoko; Hokkaido Chuo Bus and Shari Bus): Originally, the route was operated as "Shiretoko" service and was renamed the "Eagle Liner"service in April 2007. The route also exists as a daytime service.
• Star Light Kushiro スターライト釧路 (Sapporo and Kushiro; Hokkaido Chuo Bus, Kushiro Bus and Akan Bus): The route also exists as a daytime service.

To/from Kanto area

• Beam 1 ビーム1 (Tokyo Shinagawa and Miyako; Haneda Keikyu Bus and Iwate Kenpoku Bus): A compound of the words Beam and the number 1, but why is unknown.
• Blue Mets ブルーメッツ (Tokyo Shinjuku and Kochi; Odakyu City Bus, Kochiken Kotsu and Tosa Electric Railway). This name is a compound of symbols of both destination, the Blue of Kochi, and the Metropolis of Tokyo.
• Camel キャメル (Tokyo Shinagawa and Tottori, Kurayoshi, Yonago; Keihin Kyuko Bus, Hinomaru Jidosha and Nihon Kotsu): The name comes from the Tottori Sand-dunes, where tourists can ride camels.
• Casual Twinkle カジュアルツィンクル (Tokyo Shinjuku and Osaka; Kintetsu Bus): The cheapest (4800 yen) Tokyo to Osaka service in Japan.
• Chita Seagull 知多シーガル　(Tokyo Station and Chita Handa; JR Bus Kanto): This route also exists as a daytime service.
• Eddy エディ (Tokyo Shinagawa and Tokushima, Anan, Yoshinogawa; Haneda Keikyu Bus): The name was borrowed from their co-operator Tokushima Bus.
• Étoile Seto エトワールセト (Tokyo Shinjuku and Fukuyama, Mihara; Odakyu City Bus and Chugoku Bus): This name is a compound of the French word Étoile which means star in English and the Japanese destination city Seto(瀬戸).
• Fantasia Nagoya ファンタジアなごや (Tokyo Disney Resorts, Yokohama and Nagoya; Keisei Bus and JR Tokai Bus): The name was previously used for the Nagoya and Hiroshima service (Nagoya Railroad and Hiroshima Electric Railway). Fantasia is derived from Italian.
• Flora フローラ (Tokyo Shinjuku and Akita; Odakyu City Bus and Akita Chuo Kotsu).
  
• Flying Liner フライングライナー (Tokyo Station, Yokohama and Kyoto, Osaka; Tohoku Express Bus and Kintetsu Bus): Flying, because the operator claimed to reach the destination faster than their competitor the JR Bus "Dream" service.
• Flying Sneaker Kyoto Ibaraki フライングスニーカー京都・茨木 (Tokyo Station and Kyoto, Ibaraki; Tohoku Express Bus): The cheapest (4800 yen) Tokyo to Kyoto service in Japan.
• Flying Sneaker Osaka フライングスニーカー大阪　(Tokyo Station and Osaka; Tohoku Express Bus and Kintetsu Bus): The cheapest (4800 yen) Tokyo to Osaka service in Japan.
• Harbor Light ハーバーライト (Yokohama and Kyoto, Osaka; Nishinihon JR Bus): This name is taken from a J-pop oldie hit Harbor Light - Yokohama Best by Ayumi Ishida etc.
• Hello Bridge ハローブリッジ (Hachioji, Tokyo Shinjuku, Yokohama and Takamatsu, Marugame; Nishi Tokyo Bus and Shikoku Kosoku Bus): The name comes from the Seto Bridge, and refers to the fact that the bus crossed at daybreak. Presently, the bus operates via the Akashi Straight and the Naruto Bridges, and no longer takes the Seto Bridge.
• Ihatov イーハトーブ (Tokyo Ikebukuro, Omiya and Kitakami, Hanamaki; Iwateken Kotsu): The name Ihatov is taken from a famous Japanese novelist Kenji Miyazawa's story Crystal Fog of Ihatov.
• Jupiter ジュピター (Tokyo Ikebukuro, Omiya and Odate, Noshiro; Shuhoku Bus).
• Ladies Dream Kyoto Osaka レディースドリーム京都・大阪 (Tokyo Station and Kyoto, Osaka; JR Bus Kanto and Nishinihon JR Bus): This service is available for women only.
• Ladies Dream Nagoya レディースドリームなごや　(Tokyo Station and Nagoya; JR Tokai Bus): This service is available for women only.
• Lake & Port レーク&ポート (Yokohama, Tokyo Hamamatsucho and Lake Tazawa; Fujisawa Enoden Bus and Ugo Kotsu): This name is a compound of symbols of both destination, the Lake of Tazawa, and the Port of Yokohama. This route was resumed in September 2008 with Fujisawa Enoden Bus taking over Sotetsu's role.
• La Forêt ラフォーレ (Tokyo Station and Aomori; JR Bus Tohoku): La Forêt is French for forest.
• Le Blanc ルブラン (Tokyo Shinagawa and Okayama, Kurashiki; Haneda Keikyu Bus and Ryobi Bus): Le Blanc is French for white.
• Let's レッツ (Tachikawa and Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe; Sanyo Electric Railway).
• Luminous ルミナス (Tokyo Shinjuku and Okayama, Kurashiki; Odakyu City Bus and Shimotsui Dentetsu).
• Maple Harbor メイプルハーバー (Yokohama and Fukuyama, Hiroshima; Chugoku Bus): This name is a compound of symbols of both destination, Maple grows on Miyajima Island, near Hiroshima, and the Harbor of Yokohama.
• Muscat マスカット (Tokyo Shinjuku and Okayama, Kurashiki; Kanto Bus and Ryobi Bus): Muscats, a kind of grape that are a famous product of Okayama Prefecture. This route was resumed in March 2008 with Ryobi Bus taking over Chutetsu Bus's role.
• New Breeze ニューブリーズ (Tokyo Station and Hiroshima; Odakyu City Bus and Chugoku JR Bus).
• New Star ニュースター (Tokyo Station and Sendai; Tohoku Express Bus): The cheapest (3900 yen) Tokyo to Sendai service in Japan.
• Nocturne ノクターン (Tokyo Shinagawa, Yokohama and Hirosaki, Goshogawara; Keihin Kyuko Bus and Konan Bus).
• Orange Liner オレンジライナー (Tokyo Shinjuku and Matsuyama, Yawatahama; Nishi Tokyo Bus): The name was borrowed from their co-operator Iyo Railway.
• Panda パンダ (Tokyo Ueno and Hirosaki, Aomori; Konan Bus): Pandas live at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo.
• Papillon パピョン (Tokyo Shinjuku and Gifu; Odakyu City Bus and Gifu Bus Kanko): Papillon is French for butterfly.
• Pirates パイレーツ (Tokyo Shinagawa and Imabari; Keihin Kyuko Bus and Setouchi Bus).
• Premium Dream プレミアムドリーム (Tokyo Station and Osaka; JR Bus Kanto and Nishinihon JR Bus): The Premium service is more comfortable and luxurious than the normal service.
• Polar Star ポーラスター (Narita Airport and Sendai; Narita Airport Traffic and Miyagi Kotsu).
• Rainbow レインボー (Tokyo Hamamatsucho and Yamagata; Tohoku Express Bus): The name was previously used for the Nagoya and Fukuoka service (JR Tokai Bus and JR Kyushu).
• Seishun Eco Dream 青春エコドリーム (Tokyo and Shinjuku Stations and Osaka; JR Bus Kanto and Nishinihon JR Bus): The cheapest (4300 yen) Tokyo and Shinjuku to Osaka service in Japan.
• Silk Liner シルクライナー (Gunma Prefecture, Saitama and Toyama, Kanazawa, Nagoya, Nara, Kyoto and Osaka: Nippon Chuo Bus): Silk is a famous product of Gunma Prefecture.
• Sirius シリウス (Tokyo, Ikebukuro and Hachinohe, Towada; Kokusai Kogyo and Towada Kanko Electric Railway).
• Southern Wave サザンウェーブ (Chiba, Tokyo Disney Resorts, Yokohama and Wakayama; Narita Airport Traffic and Wakayama Bus).
• Suite スイート (Tokyo Hamamatsucho and Sendai; Tohoku Express Bus).
• Sylphide シルフィード (Tokyo Shinagawa and Maizuru; Haneda Keikyu Bus and Kyoto Kotsu): Sylphide is French for sylph or a lovely woman.
• Tokyo Midnight Express Kyoto 東京ミッドナイトエキスプレス京都　(Tokyo Shinjuku, Shibuya and Kyoto, Hirakata; Kanto Bus and Keihan Bus): Originally, the route was operated as "Kyoto" service and was renamed the "Tokyo Midnight Express Kyoto" service in May 2005.
• Tokyo Sunrise TOKYOサンライズ (Tokyo Hamamatsucho and Yamagata, Shinjo; Tohoku Express Bus and Yamako Bus): It probably refers to a sense of the sun just rising when the bus is reaching Tokyo.
• Twinkle ツィンクル (Tokyo Shinjuku, Hachioji and Osaka; Nishi Tokyo Bus and Kintetsu Bus).
• Uwajima Pearl Liner 宇和島パールライナー (Omiya, Tokyo Ikebukuro, Yokohama and Matsuyama, Uwajima; Seibu Kanko Bus and Uwajima Bus). Pearls are farmed on Uwa Sea in Ehime Prefecture.

To/from Nagoya area (Not included routes to/from Kanto area)

• Dragon Liner ドラゴンライナー (Nagoya and Kochi; Kochiken Kotsu and Tosa Electric Railway).
• Glover グラバー (Nagoya and Nagasaki; Meitetsu Bus and Nagasaki Bus): The name is taken from a Scottish trader Thomas Blake Glover, who settled in Nagasaki in the Meiji period from 1868 to 1912.
• Olive Matsuyama オリーブ松山 (Nagoya and Tokushima, Takamatsu, Matsuyama; JR Tokai Bus and JR Shikoku Bus): The name is taken from the trees that are the symbol of Kagawa Prefecture.
• Orange Liner Ehime オレンジライナーえひめ (Nagoya and Matsuyama, Yawatahama; Meitetsu Bus): The name was borrowed from their co-operator Iyo Railway.
• Serenade セレナーデ (Nagoya and Hiroshima; JR Tokai Bus and Chugoku JR Bus): In Japanese, the term セレナーデ is borrowed from German.
• Zondag どんたぐ(Nagoya and Fukuoka; Meitetsu Bus and Nishi Nippon Railroad): The name is taken from the Hakata Zondag festival, held on May 3 and 4 every year in Fukuoka City. Note that the name Zondag means Sunday in Dutch.

To/from Kansai area (Not included routes to/from Kanto area)

• Alpen Matsumoto アルペン松本 (Osaka, Kyoto and Matsumoto; Hankyu Bus and Matsumoto Electric Railway): The Hankyu Bus (Osaka) has given the Alpen. name to all of its services within the Prefecture. Alpen is German for the Alps.
• Alpen Nagano アルペン長野 (Osaka, Kyoto and Nagano; Hankyu Bus and Kawanakajima Bus).
• Arcadia アルカディア (Osaka, Kyoto and Yamagata; Kintetsu Bus and Yamako Bus): The name is taken from the story the Oriental Arcadia, by British explorer Isabella Bird from 1831 to 1904 who traveled to Yamagata in 1878 and means Utopia in ancient Greek .
• Crystal Liner クリスタルライナー (Osaka, Kyoto and Kofu; Kintetsu Bus and Yamanashi Kotsu): Crystals are the speciality item of the prefecture. This route also exists as a daytime service.
  
• Étranger エトランゼ (Kobe, Himeji and Nagasaki; Nagasaki Bus): It probably relates to each city's association with foreign traders from the Meiji period. Étranger is French for foreign or strange.
• Forest フォレスト (Osaka, Kyoto and Sendai; Kintetsu Bus and Miyagi Kotsu): The name probably refers to Sendai, the city so-called the capital of green.
• Galaxy ギャラクシー (Osaka, Kyoto and Koriyama, Fukushima; Kintetsu Bus and Fukushima Kotsu).
• Holland オランダ (Kyoto, Osaka and Nagasaki; Kintetsu Bus and Nagasaki Bus): In Japanese, the term オランダ is a corruption of the Portuguese word Holanda, and it probably refers to Nagasaki's association with the Netherlands since 1639.
• Karst カルスト (Osaka, Kobe and Yamaguchi, Hagi; Kintetsu Bus and Bocho Kotsu): The name comes from the rocks of Akiyoshidai Plateau in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
• Moon Light ムーンライト (Kyoto, Osaka and Fukuoka; Hankyu Kanko Bus and Nishi Nippon Railroad).
• Orange Liner Ehime オレンジライナーえひめ (Osaka and Matsuyama, Yawatahama; Hankyu Bus): The name was borrowed from their co-operator Iyo Railway.
• Port Lake ポートレーク (Kobe and Matsue, Izumo; Chugoku JR Bus): This name is a compound of symbols of both destination, the Port of Kobe and the Lake of Shinji in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture.
• Roman Nagasaki ロマン長崎 (Osaka and Nagasaki; Hankyu Kanko Bus and Nagasaki Kenei Bus): In Japanese, the term Roman(ロマン・浪漫) is a corruption of the French roman which means romance in English and it probably refers to Nagasaki's association with foreign traders since 1639.
• Seagull シーガル (Osaka, Kyoto and Iwaki, Namie; Kintetsu Bus and Shin Joban Kotsu): Seagulls appear on the beach in southern Fukushima.
  
• Shimanto Blue Liner しまんとブルーライナー (Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and Nakamura, Sukumo; Kintetsu Bus and Kochi Seinan Kotsu): The name is taken from the Shimanto River, which is the longest and most beautiful river in Shikoku.
• Sunrise サンライズ (Kyoto, Osaka and Kumamoto; Kintetsu Bus and Kyushu Sanko Bus).
• Tropical トロピカル (Osaka and Kagoshima; Kintetsu Bus).
  
• Twilight Kobe トワイライト神戸 (Kobe and Kumamoto, Kagoshima; Kyushu Sanko Bus): Twilight refers to sunset, when the bus normally leaves each destination though this depends on the season sometimes it may still be daylight, or already dark.
• Wing Liner ウイングライナー (Osaka, Kyoto and Kumagaya; Kintetsu Bus).

Other areas

• Étoile エトワール (Sendai and Kanazawa; Miyagi Kotsu and Hokuriku Railway): Étoile is French for star.
• Pegasus ペガサス (Fukuoka and Kurashiki, Okayama; Nishi Nippon Railroad, Ryobi Bus and Shimotsui Dentetsu).
• Tropical トロピカル (Oita and Kagoshima; Oita Bus).
• WE Liner WE(ウイ)ライナー (Sendai and Niigata; JR Bus Tohoku and Niigata Kotsu): WE is the acronym of the 2 destination cities, the West (Niigata) and the East (Sendai).

Companies

• Aurora オーロラ (Hokuto Kotsu, Hokkaido): This is the name used for their overnight routes.
• Bocho Liner (Bocho Kotsu, Yamaguchi Prefecture): The Bocho Liner designed buses operate on overnight routes.
• Coral Express コーラルエクスプレス (Saihi Bus, Nagasaki Prefecture): The Coral Express refers to all their overnight services while the "Highway Express" refers to all their daytime services.
• Eddy エディ (Tokushima Bus, Tokushima Prefecture): The bus design shows the Naruto Whirlpool in Tokushima prefecture.
• Express Oita (Oita Bus, Oita Prefecture).
• Highland Express (Kawanakajima Bus, Matsumoto Electric Railway and Suwa Bus, the Alpico Group; Nagano Prefecture).
• Highway Express Shimoden (Shimotsui Dentetsu, Okayama Prefecture).
• Joy Around (Nihon Kotsu, Osaka and Tottori Prefectures).
  
• Joyful Network (Chutetsu Bus, Okayama Prefecture).
• Keio Highway Express (Keio Bus, Tokyo).
• Nagaden Express ナガデンエクスプレス (Nagaden Bus, Nagano Prefecture).
• Nanbu Highway Bus (Nanbu Bus, Aomori Prefecture).
• Nishi Nippon Railroad (Fukuoka Prefecture): Their company slogan is displayed on the side of the bus. Similarly, the Bocho Kotsu in Yamaguchi Prefecture also displays the company's slogan in English.
• Odakyu City Bus 小田急シティバス (Tokyo) The Odakyu bus company was established in April 2000.
• Okhotsk Express (Abashiri Bus, Hokkaido).
• Orange Liner Ehime オレンジライナーえひめ (Iyo Railway, Ehime Prefecture): A Japanese orange (Mikan in Japanese) is a famous product of the prefecture.
• Princess Road プリンセスロード (Shinki Bus, Hyogo Prefecture): The name literary translated into English means Destination Himeji. Note that in Japanese, Princess means Hime, Road means Ji.
• Red Liner (JR Kyushu Bus).
• Resort Express (Fuji Kyuko, Yamanashi Prefecture). The name Resort probably refers to the Fuji five lakes around Mt.Fuji, Yamanashi Prefecture.
• Ryobi Express リヨービエクスプレス(Ryobi Bus, Okayama Prefecture).
  
• Salad Express サラダエキスプレス (Hanshin Bus, Hyogo Prefecture): These buses have four funny vegetable characters (a corn, a radish, a green pepper and a tomato).
• Sanuki Express さぬきエクスプレス (Shikoku Kosoku Bus, Kagawa Prefecture).
• Southern Cross サザンクロス (Nankai Bus, Osaka Prefecture): The name is used for all their routes. Note that in Japanese, southern means either Nan or Minami.
• Takamatsu Express 高松エキスプレス (Kagawa Prefecture): A shipping company that was established in 2002 that promotes their route through the attractive Foot bus body designs.
  
• Nishitokyo Highway Express (Nishi Tokyo Bus, Tokyo).
• The Kintetsu Express Cruiser (Kintetsu Bus, Osaka Prefecture): This company promotes their routes through attractive designs on their buses since 2000.
• Tohoku Express (Tohoku Express Bus, Tokyo).
• Utoria ユトリア(Yamako Bus, Yamagata Prefecture): The company is known as the Utoria Group.

Withdrawn routes

• Alba アルバ (Tokyo Shinagawa, Yokohama and Tokuyama; Keihin Electric Express Railway-now: Keihin Kyuko Bus and Bocho Kotsu): Originally, the route was operated as the "Poseidon"service and was extend to Tokyo in November 1993. The route merged with the "Hagi Express" service (Tokyo Shinagawa and Hagi) in March 1998. Alba is Italian for dawn or daybreak.
• Anchor アンカー (Kawasaki, Yokohama and Kobe; Keihin Electric Express Railway-now: Keihin Kyuko Bus): The name probably related to the connection of port cities. And their co-operator Hanshin Electric Railway has a bus called "Salad Express". The route was withdrawn in October 1997.
• Bay Bridge ベイブリッジ (Yokohama and Iida; Keihin Electric Express Railway-now: Keihin Kyuko Bus): The name is taken from the Yokohama Bay Bridge, that is the most famous attraction of Yokohama City. Now, there is no overnight service, just daytime services.
• Blue Light ブルーライト (Yokohama and Osaka; Sagami Railway and Kinki Nippon Railway-now: Kintetsu Bus): The name is taken from a J-pop oldie hit Blue Light Yokohama by Ayumi Ishida. The route merged with the "Flying Liner" service (Tokyo Station and Kyoto, Osaka) in April 2007.
• Blue Star ブルースター (Tokyo Shibuya, Omiya and Aomori; Kokusai Kogyo and Towada Kanko Electric Railway): The route was withdrawn in April 2008.
• Charme シャルム (Tachikawa and Kobe; Tachikawa Bus): Charme is French for charm. And their co-operator Sanyo Electric Railway has a bus called "Let's". The route merged with the Tachikawa-Kyoto-Osaka service (Nankai Bus) in May 2009.
• Château シャトー (Tokyo Shinagawa, Yokohama and Kyoto, Osaka; Haneda Keikyu Bus): The name derived from the ancient castles that existed in each city. Château is French for castle. The route merged with the Tokyo Ikebukuro-Kyoto-Osaka service (Seibu Bus and Hankyu Bus) in April 2008.
• Emerald エメラルド (Osaka and Oita; Kinki Nippon Railway-now: Kintetsu Bus and Oita Bus): It probably refers to the color of Beppu Bay, Oita Prefecture. The route was withdrawn in June 1997.
• Fantasia ファンタジア (Nagoya and Hiroshima; Nagoya Railroad-now: Meitetsu Bus and Hiroshima Electric Railway): The route was withdrawn in March 1993.
• Ladies Dream Masamune レディースドリーム政宗 (Tokyo Shinjuku and Sendai; JR Bus Tohoku): The route was withdrawn in February 2008.
• La Mer ラメール (Tokyo Shinagawa, Yokohama and Nagoya; Keihin Electric Express Railway-now: Keihin Kyuko Bus and JR Tokai Bus): La Mer is French word for sea . Originally, this route was started between Yokohama and Nagoya from March 1989, and was extended to Tokyo Shinagawa in February 2007. It was withdrawn in March 2008. However, it was revived by Keisei Bus in June of the same year.
• La Puta ラピュータ (Yokohama and Kanazawa; Sagami Railway and Hokuriku Railway): La Puta is Spanish for whore. The Yokohama to Kanazawa service was resumed in October 2007 with Enoden taking over Sotetsu's role.
• Lunar Mer ルナメール (Kyoto, Osaka and Shingu; Nishinihon JR Bus): A compound of the words Lunar and French Mer. Originally, this route was started between Osaka and Shingu from April 1996, and was extended to Kyoto in December 1999. However, it was withdrawn in March 2002.
• Marine マリーン (Tokyo Shinagawa, Yokohama and Otsu; Haneda Keikyu Bus and Omi Railway): The word Marine referred to Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture, the largest lake in Japan. The route was withdrawn in January 2008.
• Milky Way ミルキーウェイ (Tokyu Bus, Tokyo): The Tokyu Bus had completely withdrawn from all routes by September 1998.
• Million Liner ミリオンライナー (Tokyo Shinjuku, Saitama and Sendai; Nippon Chuo Bus): The name probably referred to the connection of cities with populations of one million. Now, there is no overnight service, just daytime services.
• New Epoch ニューエポック (Hachioji and Sendai; Nishi Tokyo Bus and Miyagi Kotsu): Epoch means a period of time in history. The service directly connected the Western districts of Tokyo to Sendai. However, it was withdrawn in August 1996.
• Ocean Dream オーシャンドリーム (Sapporo and Hakodate; Hokkaido Chuo Bus and Donan Bus): A compound of the words Ocean and Dream. These were also 3 services during the day. The route merged with the "Aurora"service (Hokuto Kotsu) and was renamed the "Hakodate" service in April 2003.
• Olive Kochi オリーブ高知 (Nagoya and Tokushima, Kochi; JR Tokai Bus and JR Shikoku-now: JR Shikoku Bus): Originally, the route was operated as the "Olive" service between Nagoya and Takamatsu and was extend to Kochi in July 1994. However, it was withdrawn in March 2007.
• Phoenix フエニックス (Fukuoka and Miyazaki; Nishi Nippon Railroad, Kyushu Sanko Bus, Miyazaki Kotsu and JR Kyushu Bus): The name is taken from the trees that are the symbol of Miyazaki Prefecture. Now, there is no overnight service, just daytime services.
  
• Poseidon ポゼイドン (Yokohama and Tokuyama; Sagami Railway and Bocho Kotsu): The route was resumed in November 1993 with Keikyu taking over Sotetsu's role.
• Potato Liner ポテトライナー (Sapporo and Obihiro; Hokkaido Chuo Bus, Hokuto Kotsu, Tokachi Bus and Hokkaido Takushoku Bus): Potatoes are produced in the Tokachi area and is located in Eastern Hokkaido. Now, there is no overnight service, just daytime services.
• Rainbow レインボー (Nagoya and Fukuoka; JR Tokai Bus and JR Kyushu-now: JR Kyushu Bus): The route was withdrawn in March 1993.
• Saganway サガンウェイ (Osaka and Saga, Karatsu; Hankyu Bus, Nishi Nippon Railroad and Showa Bus): Saganway means that route goes to Saga directly from Osaka. The route was withdrawn in September 1993.
• Satellite サテライト (Osaka, Kyoto and Omiya; Kinki Nippon Railway-now: Kintetsu Bus and Kokusai Kogyo): The name probably referred to Saitama Prefecture, located just to the North of Tokyo. The route was withdrawn in June 1997. It was revived by Nara Kotsu in November of the same year. However, they also withdrew their service, in February 2007.
• Seishun Mega Dream 青春メガドリーム (Tokyo Station and Osaka; JR Bus Kanto and Nishinihon JR Bus): An 84 seats Neoplan Megaliner was used on this route. However, the service was discontinued in March 2009 following a fire to the vehicle.
• SG Liner SGライナー (Sendai and the Eastern district of Gunma Prefecture; Miyagi Kotsu): SG is the acronym of the 2 destination cities, Sendai and Gunma. The Miyagi Kotsu was withdrawn from this service in April 2005.
• Southern Cross サザンクロス (Hayashida Bus-now: Iwasaki Bus Network, Kagoshima Prefecture): The name was borrowed from their co-operator Nankai. Unfortunately, this service was withdrawn except for the Fukuoka "Sakurajima"service.
• Sunset サンセット (Yokohama and Niigata; Sagami Railway and Niigata Kotsu): This bus normally left after the sun had gone down. The route was withdrawn in September 1997.
• Super New Dream スーパーニュードリーム　(Tokyo Shinjuku and Osaka; JR Bus Kanto and Nishinihon JR Bus): Originally, the route was operated as "Super Dream" service between Tokyo Station and Osaka and was renamed the "Super New Dream" service in March 2006. However, it was withdrawn in March 2007.
• Tivoli チボリエクスプレス (Nagoya and Okayama, Kurashiki; Ryobi Bus): The name Tivoli is taken from the Tivoli Theme Park in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture. The route was renamed the "Ryobi Express"service in January 2009 because the Tivoli Theme Park closed in December 2008.
• Tokyo Bayline 東京ベイライン (Chiba, Tokyo Disney Land and Okayama, Kurashiki, Tsuyama; Keisei Electric Railway-now: Keisei Bus): The Tokyo Bayline is the only overnight service of the Keisei Electric Railway that they gave a name to. And their co-operator Chutetsu Bus has a bus called "Muscat". The route was withdrawn in September 1998.
• Tokyo Midnight Express Uji 東京ミッドナイトエキスプレス宇治　(Tokyo Shinjuku, Shibuya and Uji, Hirakata; Kanto Bus and Keihan Bus): Originally, the route was operated as "Uji"service and was renamed the "Tokyo Midnight Express Uji" service in May 2005. However, it was withdrawn in December 2008.
• Trendy トレンディ (Hachioji and Osaka; Nishi Tokyo (Tama) Bus and Kinki Nippon Railway-now: Kintetsu Bus): The name is probably taken from the rapidly developing university city, just to the West of Tokyo. Trendy means fashionable. The route merged with the "Twinkle" service between Tokyo Shinjuku and Osaka in December 2006.
• Triton トリトン (Yokohama and Takamatsu, Marugame; Sagami Railway and Kotohira Sangu Electric Railway-now: Kotosan Bus): This route was resumed in June 2007 with Shikoku Kosoku Bus taking over Sotetsu's role.
• Tropical Liner トロピカルライナー (Minami Kyushu Bus Network, Kagoshima Prefecture): The triangulation of the 3 holiday resorts of Tanega and Yaku Islands and Ibusuki. Unfortunately, this service was withdrawn except for the Fukuoka "Sakurajima"service.
• Venus ビーナス (Osaka and Hiroshima; Chugoku JR Bus): Their co-operator Nankai Bus has a bus called "Southern Cross". The Chugoku JR Bus was withdrawn from this service in January 2010.

Others

Two compounds are in common use for bus names, such as Express (エキスプレス・エクスプレス) and Liner (ライナー). These compounds describe the former "Salad Express" サラダエキスプレス (Hanshin Bus), "Kanazawa Express" 金沢エクスプレス (Tokyo Shinjuku, Ikebukuro and Kanazawa; JR Bus Kanto, Seibu Bus and Nishinihon JR Bus), and the latter "Crystal Liner" クリスタルライナー (Osaka, Kyoto and Kofu; Kintetsu Bus and Yamanashi Kotsu) etc.

In addition, some JR group operated overnight services called Dream (ドリーム) are combined with places of destination. For instance, "Dream Osaka" ドリーム大阪 (Tokyo Station and Osaka; JR Bus Kanto and Nishinihon JR Bus),