Bus and Boat 'SKY Duck' Tokyo’s First Amphibian Bus.
An amphibious bus 'SKY Duck' prepares to go
into the water during its trial run in Tokyo on February 22, 2013. Tokyo is one
of the greatest tourism places in the world, and they would like to emphasis
Tokyo as a city of waterways for the next step. An amphibious tourist bus
called the Sky Duck will give tourists the chance to tour Tokyo by road and
river. In addition, this bus would be used as a delivery car when any national
disaster happens. Japan’s Hinomaru bus service company will begin a sightseeing
service with two amphibious buses from March 17 for the first time in Tokyo.
Hinomaru Jidousya Kougyou Co. launched the 34-passenger vehicle at Wakasu Kaihin Park in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Nov. 14. It is 12 meters long and has both tires and a screw propeller, allowing it to operate both as a normal bus as well as a boat. The Sky Duck is expected to offer tourists views of the Tokyo Sky Tree tower, the Arakawa lock gates between the Kyu-nakagawa river and the Arakawa river, and other attractions. Similar vehicles are already being operated in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, and other parts of Japan. The Bunkyo Ward-based firm hopes to begin road and water tours in Tokyo next fall.
Hinomaru Jidousya Kougyou Co. launched the 34-passenger vehicle at Wakasu Kaihin Park in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Nov. 14. It is 12 meters long and has both tires and a screw propeller, allowing it to operate both as a normal bus as well as a boat. The Sky Duck is expected to offer tourists views of the Tokyo Sky Tree tower, the Arakawa lock gates between the Kyu-nakagawa river and the Arakawa river, and other attractions. Similar vehicles are already being operated in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, and other parts of Japan. The Bunkyo Ward-based firm hopes to begin road and water tours in Tokyo next fall.
