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
- HeadquartersŌita-shi1
- Websitehoverdrive.jp
- Legal formkabushiki gaisha1
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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
- Oct 19, 2022Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitehoverdrive.jp1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/hoverdrive_official1
- WikipediaOita Hovercraft
- WikidataQ122361314
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
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- 2WikipediaOita Daiichi Hoverdrive on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsOita Daiichi Hoverdrive photo by BaienM, CC BY-SA 4.0