Who owns Kanachu?
Kanachu is owned by Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu Co., Ltd. (Japan, TSE: 9081).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: 支配株主等に関する事項について (Matters concerning controlling shareholders), 20 May 2026, Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu Co., Ltd, 20 May 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Hiratsuka
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Category
- Travel & transport › Bus & coach
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 9081
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Kanachu
Kanachu runs route buses in Kanagawa Prefecture and parts of Tokyo as the core of its business, according to its notice to the exchange, with taxi, real estate and car sales businesses alongside. Odakyu Electric Railway holds 45.54 percent of the voting rights.
Ownership timeline of Kanachu
Where Kanachu sits in Kanachu
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Kanachu ownership tree →
Other brands in bus & coach, and who owns them
The 35 brands in bus & coach on Brandtree belong to 23 owners. The largest is Egged, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| megabus | ComfortDelGro | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| Derech Egged | Egged | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| Huang Bus | Transport International | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Bus Éireann | CIÉ | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| FlixBus | Flix | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| ATV Azienda Trasporti Verona | FNM | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Arriva UK Bus | Arriva | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Dan | Dan | 🇮🇱 Israel |
About the owner: Kanachu
Kanachu is a publicly listed company headquartered in Hiratsuka, Japan. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 9081.
Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu (Kanachu) is a Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime market company (code 9081) with its head office in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa. Its 20 May 2026 notice on controlling shareholders says Odakyu Electric Railway holds 45.54 percent of its voting rights (45.49 percent directly), is its largest shareholder, and accounts for Kanachu under the equity method; it is described as an "other affiliated company" rather than a parent.
🇯🇵 Kanachu and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 437 brands that began in Japan. 21 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Kanachu is not one of them.
- "K" Line — K Line 🇯🇵
- AIRDO — RegionalPlus Wings 🇯🇵
- AIT — AIT 🇯🇵
- ANA — ANA Holdings 🇯🇵
- AZ-COM Maruwa — AZ-COM Maruwa 🇯🇵
- Amakusa Airlines — Amakusa Airlines 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Kanachu?
The parent company of Kanachu is Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu Co., Ltd., a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Kanachu Japanese?
Yes. Kanachu originated in Japan and its owner, Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu Co., Ltd., is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Kanachu still owned by Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu Co., Ltd.?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Kanachu is still owned by Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu Co., Ltd. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] 支配株主等に関する事項について (Matters concerning controlling shareholders), 20 May 2026 — Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu Co., Ltd., Stock exchange filing, published 20 May 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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