Bureau of Transportation, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Tokyo Metropolitan (Toei) Buses
Toei operates about 120 bus routes in the city of Tokyo. The routes cover most of the city, but in some parts, private bus operators provide all bus service. The Toei bus fleet consists of about 1500 buses which is possibly the second largest bus fleet in Japan. As is typical in Japan, the fleet consists of a wide variety of buses from all major Japanese manufacturers. All new buses are of the non-step variety.
Toei Bus was the first to have "wrapped buses" in Japan. The idea was governer Ishihara's. At first many people thought it might make the city scene unpleasant, but the idea was popular. Now many Japanes bus operators have copied Toei in this regard. Also, Toei has been a pioneer in providing operating information to mobile phones garnering about half a million hits per day.
Toei also operates four subway lines and two light rail lines. The main subway operator in Tokyo, however, is a separate agency called Eidan.
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