Michinori Holdings

Michinori Holdings, Inc.
Native name
みちのりホールディングス
Michinori Hōrudingusu Kabushiki-gaisha
Company typePublic K.K.
FoundedMarch 16, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-03-16)
Headquarters
1-9-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (東京都千代田区丸の内1-9-2 グラントウキョウサウスタワー8階)
,
Japan
Key people
Jun Matsumoto[1]
OwnerIndustrial Growth Platform, Inc.
Number of employees
4,900
ParentIndustrial Growth Platform, Inc.
SubsidiariesFukushima Transportation
Shonan Monorail
Sado Kisen
Aizu Bus
Kanto Transportation
Northern Iwate Transportation
Ibaraki Kotsu
Higashinihon Kotsu
Websitewww.michinori.co.jp/index.html

Michinori Holdings, Inc. (株式会社みちのりホールディングス, Kabushiki-gaisha Michinori Hōrudingusu) is a holding company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. Michinori Holdings rehabilitates deficit companies which have so much liability that they cannot act as an administrator of assets. It manages them by acquiring and holding their shares until they return to financial stability and viability.

As of 2022, Michinori Holdings currently holds and operates subsidiaries in the transportation sector, including bus, railway, and monorail companies. They are:[2]

  • Fukushima Transportation, since 2008
  • Shonan Monorail, since 2015
  • Sado Kisen (ferry company), since 2022
  • Aizu Bus, since 2011
  • Kanto Transportation, since 2012
  • Northern Iwate Transportation, since 2010
  • Ibaraki Kotsu (bus company), since 2009
  • Higashinihon Kotsu (bus company), since 2018

Some expressway bus routes operated by affiliated companies of Michinori Holdings are named "Michinori Express" (MEX),[3] designed by Yasuyuki Kawanishi, who also designed West Express Ginga.[1]

  1. ^ a b About Michinori Holdings
  2. ^ "みちのりホールディングス|グループ会社" [Group Companies]. Michinori Holdings (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  3. ^ Expressway bus was designed as "MEX" commnenced operating