Private company

Oita Daiichi Hoverdrive

Planned hovercraft route

Oita Hovercraft is a hovercraft service operating a 33-kilometre route between the centre of Oita City and Oita Airport in Kyushu, Japan. The route is one of the two regular hovercraft services in the world, the other being the service operated by Hovertravel between Ryde on the Isle of Wight and Southsea, Portsmouth in England.2 It is part of Daiichi Kotsu Sangyo.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Oct 19, 2022Founded1
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Photo: BaienM, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Oita Hovercraft is a hovercraft service operating a 33-kilometre route between the centre of Oita City and Oita Airport in Kyushu, Japan. The route is one of the two regular hovercraft services in the world, the other being the service operated by Hovertravel between Ryde on the Isle of Wight and Southsea, Portsmouth in England.2

Corporate structure

Oita Daiichi Hoverdrive is part of a group headed by Daiichi Kotsu Sangyo. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Daiichi Kotsu Sangyo Fukuoka Prefecture
    • Oita Daiichi Hoverdrive Ōita-shi
    • Naha Bus Subsidiary · Naha, Japan
    • Naha Bus Terminal Subsidiary · Izumizaki, Japan

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Oct 19, 2022Founded Founded1

Sources

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