Michinori Holdings
holding company based in Tokyo, Japan
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:
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), designed by Yasuyuki Kawanishi, who also designed West Express Ginga.
Aizu Bus
The Aizu Bus Co., Ltd. (会津乗合自動車株式会社, Aizu Noriai Jidōsha Kabushiki-gaisha) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Michinori Holdings. Tobu Group had shares of this company until 2011.
Its subsidiaries include Aizu Travel Service and Aizu Bus/Auto Service.
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