(Between Kansai and Kyushu)
[Kansai area] [Kyushu area]
Routes from Kansai area
Periodically, many Kyushu routes have been stopped and withdrawn. |
| The "Lunar Mer" service between Kyoto, Osaka and Shingu (Nishinihon JR Bus): The service, connected Kyoto, Osaka and the Kii Peninsula. However, it was withdrawn in March 2002. |
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Hankyu Bus Top photo directly above: The "Fukufuku" service between Osaka and Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki. They withdrew this service in August 2000. This route is now solely operated by Sanden Kotsu. Bottom photo: The Osaka-Tokyo Ueno-Tokyo Disney Resorts-Chiba service. They withdrew this service in February 2007. This route is now operated by the Hanshin Bus and Keisei Bus companies. |
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The "Blue Light" service between Osaka and Yokohama (Kinki Nippon Railway, *Kintetsu Bus). *Note: Kintetsu Bus was established by Kinki Nippon Railway in October 1999. They withdrew this service in April 2007. This route is now operated by the Tokyo "Flying Liner" service, stopping at Yokohama. |
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The "Southern Cross" bus service between Osaka and Toyama (Nankai Electric Railway, *Nankai Bus). *Note: Nankai Bus was established by Nankai Electric Railway in October 2001. They withdrew this service in February 1998. However, the route was revived by Hankyu Bus in December 2003. |
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The "Salad Express" bus service (Hanshin Electric Railway, *Hanshin Bus). *Note: Hanshin Electric Railway was established in June 2006 and taken on by all routes to Hanshin Bus in April 2009. This company withdrew two overnight services (Kobe to Yokohama, and Kobe to Kagoshima, stopping at Kumamoto) in October 1997. |
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| The "Princess Road" bus service between Kobe and Fukuoka (Shinki Bus, see the photo) and their co-operator the Nishi Nippon Railroad company has a bus called "Yamakasa". The service was withdrawn in June 1999. However, the route was revived by JR Bus in March 2004. |
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The Keihan Group (*Keihan Bus and Keihan Kyoto Kotsu). *Note: The Keihan Bus company withdrew from these overnight services except for the Tokyo Shinjuku "Tokyo Midnight Express Kyoto" service. Top photo directly above: The "Kyoto" bus service between Kyoto and Fukuoka (Keihan Bus): They withdrew this service in April 2010. This route is now operated by the Hankyu Kanko Bus and Nishi Nippon Railroad companies. Bottom photo: The "Sanyo Express" service between Kyoto and Hiroshima, Tokuyama (Keihan Kyoto Kotsu) and their co-operator the Bocho Kotsu company has a bus called "Maiko". The route was withdrawn in January 2008. |
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The Omi Railway company operated two Tokyo services (Otsu to Ikebukuro, and Otsu to Shinagawa, stopping at Yokohama), but they were withdrawn in 2008. Top photo directly above: The Ikebukuro service was taken over by Nishinihon JR Bus and renamed the "Biwako Dream" service in April 2008. Bottom photo: The Shinagawa service was withdrawn in January of the same year. |
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The "Yamato" bus service (Nara Kotsu): This company withdrew from two overnight routes (Osaka, Nara to Omiya, and Nara to Fukuoka) in February 2007 and March 2000 respectively. |
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The Showa Bus company operated two Osaka services from Saga, Karatsu and Fukuoka. However, these services were withdrawn in 1993 and 1992 respectively. |
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The "Kyoto" service between Kyoto and Kumamoto (Kyushu Industrial Transport, *Kyushu Sanko Bus, see the photo) and the "Sunrise" service between Osaka and Kumamoto (Kintetsu Bus and Kyushu Sanko Bus): These routes merged into the "Sunrise" service in June 2002. *Note: Kyushu Sanko Bus was established by Kyushu Industrial Transport in April 2006. |
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Between Kobe and Kumamoto, the "Twilight
Kobe" service (Hanshin Bus and Kyushu Sanko Bus) continues to operate now without
the "Yuhzuru" service (Sanyo Electric Railway and Kumamoto Electric Railway) and Hanshin Bus. |
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| Between Osaka and Oita, there existed two services, the "Emerald" service (Kintetsu Bus and Oita Bus, see the photo) and the "Yunokuni" service (Hankyu Bus, Oita Kotsu and Kamenoi Bus), but these routes were withdrawn in 1997 and 1994 respectively. |
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Routes from Kyushu area
Periodically, many routes between Kyushu and Honshu have been stopped and withdrawn. |
JR Kyushu Bus: The JR Kyushu Bus had competed against the Nishi Nippon Railroad, otherwise known as Nishitetsu, but they couldn't beat them, and had finally withdrawn from all overnight routes by March 1993. Photo: The "Rainbow" service between Fukuoka and Nagoya was withdrawn in March 1993. |
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Nishi Nippon Railroad (the Nishitetsu Group). Top photo directly above: The "Harimaya" service between Fukuoka and Kochi. They withdrew this service in June 1999. This route is now operated by the Kochiken Kotsu and Tosa Electric Railway companies. Bottom photo: The "Phoenix" overnight service between Fukuoka and Miyazaki, was jointly operated by the Nishi Nippon Railroad (see the photo) and Miyazaki Kotsu companies. Now, there is no overnight service, just daytime services. |
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| The "Hiroshima" service between Nagasaki and Hiroshima (Nagasaki Kenei Bus): The route was withdrawn in March 2002. |
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*Miyazaki Kotsu *Note: The Miyazaki Kotsu company had completely withdrawn from all overnight routes by September 2009. Top photo directly above: The "Aoshima" service between Miyazaki and Osaka. It was withdrawn in March 1999. However, the route was revived by Kintetsu Bus in December 2008. Bottom photo: The "Phoenix" overnight service between Miyazaki and Fukuoka, was jointly operated by the Miyazaki Kotsu (see the photo) and Nishi Nippon Railroad companies. Now, there is no overnight service, just daytime services. |
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The Iwasaki Group: Minami Kyushu Bus Network "Tropical Liner" bus service, and Hayashida Bus, *Iwasaki Bus Network "Southern Cross" bus service: Both companies withdrew from these services except for the Fukuoka "Sakurajima" service. Top photo directly above: The Minami Kyushu Bus Network company operated the "Tropical Liner" service between Kagoshima and Kobe. They withdrew this service in August 2006. Bottom photo: The Hayashida Bus company operated the "Southern Cross" service between Kagoshima and Osaka. They withdrew this service in February 1998. *Note: Iwasaki Bus Network was established by Hayashida Bus in February 2008. |