Nihon Kotsu

Nihon Kotsu Co., Ltd. (日本交通株式会社) is one of the largest taxi and limousine operators in Japan, with a fleet of approximately 4,000 vehicles and 2,700 affiliated vehicles.[1] It is one of the four principal taxi companies in Tokyo, along with Daiwa, Teito and Kokusai. Its headquarters is in the Kioicho district of Chiyoda City.

Nihon Kotsu also operates in other Japanese cities through affiliates, including the Tokyo satellite cities of Yokohama, Saitama, Maebashi, and Odawara, and the core Kansai region cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe.[2]

The CEO of Nihon Kotsu, Ichiro Kawanabe, is known in Tokyo media as the "Prince of Taxis"[3] or the "Taxi Prince".[4]

  1. ^ "会社概要 | 日本交通". Nihon Kotsu (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  2. ^ "関係会社の一覧 | 日本交通". Nihon Kotsu (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  3. ^ Stevenson, Reed (2017-11-15). "Japan's 'taxi prince' fights to keep Uber at bay". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  4. ^ Davis, River (2023-06-14). "The 'Taxi Prince' Is Taking on Uber—and Winning". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-06-14.