Joint Research on Bus Operations and Regional Revitalization

「In the transport sector, following the decision by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to provide a grant under its “Co-creation Model Demonstration Operations Project,” we worked with numerous related corporations and organizations, including the Hokkaido Economic Federation, to expand the scope of “Gurutto Hokkaido,” a digital ticketing site designed to enable seamless travel throughout Hokkaido.」

「In the transportation industry, the company received approval for a grant under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s “Co-Creation Model Demonstration Operations Project” in July 2025 and launched the “ぐるっと北海道” digital ticket site in November to provide seamless mobility throughout Hokkaido. Through collaboration with 25 corporations and organizations, including the Hokkaido Economic Federation, the project is building a system to consolidate and distribute digital tickets for Hokkaido, with the aim of promoting tourism and revitalizing the regional economy.」

「“スルッとQRtto (Kurutto),” launched in June 2024, is operating smoothly. The service expanded to Hyogo Prefecture and the northern Osaka region in April, and the number of uses is also increasing.」

「In June 2024, the server-based QR ticketing service “スルッとQRtto,” usable on major private railway operators in Kansai, was launched.」

「In March 2024, JAL MaaS expanded its use from route searches to e-tickets for travel from all 8 airports in Hokkaido served by JAL Group flights, excluding remote islands, to major urban areas, through collaboration with 13 transportation service providers in Hokkaido.」

「The digital ticketing service using Surutto KANSAI QR codes has been named “Surutto QRtto,” with a service launch scheduled for June this year, marking the start of full-scale rollout.」

「“Altair Triple Star,” the all-in-one cloud service for transportation operators that we have been developing since 2017, is a comprehensive cloud service capable of automating a range of operations, from inventory and timetable management for vehicles and events, ticket reservations, purchases, issuance and authentication, through to the aggregation of sales information and settlement processing. It continues to be used as a MaaS platform in regions throughout Japan.」

「May 2023: Digital ticket for students of Tohoku Gakuin University」

「In the MaaS field, our implementation track record has expanded as described above. As noted earlier, the digital ticketing service using QR codes from the Surutto KANSAI Association is scheduled to be introduced in spring 2024, and we are actively pursuing proposals in many regions.」

「Following the signing ceremony at the Sapporo head office in November 2022, we newly established the Osaka Innovation Lab and began full-scale collaborative development work. By promoting contactless and cashless travel through wide-area QR-code tickets, we aim to provide highly convenient services.」

「In the MaaS field, our implementation track record has expanded as follows: January 2020, Hakodate City’s “DohNa!!”; October 2021, “Sendai MaaS”; January 2022, “OkhoNavi” in Hokkaido’s Okhotsk area; February 2022, “JAL MaaS”; May 2022, Hokkaido’s “Gurutto Hokkaido: Public Transportation Usage Promotion Campaign”; June 2022, commuter and multi-ride passes for the Kumamoto metropolitan area park-and-ride demonstration project; September 2022, the Sendai City Transportation Bureau’s subway one-day pass with QR-enabled e-ticketing through “Sendai MaaS”.」

「In the MaaS field, we have responded to strong demand for DX in the transportation industry through the launch of “DohNa!!”, usable on Hakodate City trams, buses and railways, in January 2020, followed during the current fiscal year by “Sendai MaaS” in October 2021, “OkhoNavi” in Hokkaido’s Okhotsk area in January 2022, collaboration with “JAL MaaS” in February, and participation in Hokkaido’s “Gurutto Hokkaido: Public Transportation Usage Promotion Campaign” in May.」

「The MaaS service “DohNa!!”, usable on Hakodate City trams, buses and railways, began in January 2020, followed by Sendai MaaS in 2021, “OkhoNavi” in Hokkaido’s Okhotsk area in January 2022, and participation in JAL MaaS in February. We are actively responding to strong demand for DX in the transportation industry.」

「The MaaS service “DohNa!!”, usable on Hakodate City trams, buses and railways, began in January 2020. Its use subsequently expanded to sightseeing passes and Sendai City’s MaaS business, and in January 2022 we will also launch the “OkhoNavi” free-pass sales service in the Okhotsk area of Hokkaido. We will actively expand these services to meet strong demand for DX in the transportation industry.」

「The MaaS service “DohNa!!”, which enables use of Hakodate City trams, buses and railways, began in January 2020. Its use subsequently expanded to sightseeing passes and other products, and the service is scheduled to launch in Sendai City’s MaaS business in October 2021.」

「The MaaS service “DohNa!!”, which enables use of Hakodate City trams, buses and railways, began in January 2020. Its use subsequently expanded to sightseeing passes and other products, and its introduction into Sendai City’s MaaS business was also decided in October 2021.」

「Since January 2020, the MaaS service “DohNa!!”, which enables use of Hakodate City trams, buses and railways, has been available.」

「The MaaS demonstration project “DohNa!!” with 11 transportation operators and others in the Donan region, centred on the Hokkaido Government and Hakodate City, concluded successfully, and the service has continued after the end of the demonstration.」

「We conducted the ICT-based demonstration project “DohNa!!” in collaboration with 11 transportation operators in the Donan region, centred on the Hokkaido Government and Hakodate City. Without requiring users to download a dedicated app, the project enabled them to search for, purchase and use one-day passes and other tickets through a web browser, and also trialled QR-code-based exit processing. This initiative has continued into fiscal 2020, as we work to resolve regional transportation issues through IT and MaaS.」

「To capture the major waves of IoT and fintech, we will collaborate as necessary with universities and other organisations with diverse expertise and technologies to advance research and development appropriately.」

「To capture the major waves of IoT and fintech, we will collaborate as necessary with universities and other organisations with diverse expertise and technologies to advance research and development appropriately.」

「We will also collaborate as necessary with universities and other organisations with diverse expertise and technologies to advance research and development appropriately.」

「Going forward, we will further pursue investment in security-related development and the automation of system operations.」

「Preparations to establish a CVC have also been completed, enabling us, as necessary, to conduct joint research with universities, business organisations and companies with diverse expertise and technologies, and to collaborate with companies developing and maintaining platforms related to payments.」

「Preparations to establish a CVC have also been completed, enabling us, as necessary, to conduct joint research with universities, business organisations and companies with diverse expertise and technologies, and to collaborate with companies developing and maintaining platforms related to payments. We will also pursue open innovation.」

「We have conducted joint research with the National Institute of Informatics on the use of IT, including big data utilisation and yield management, to support the bus business and regional revitalisation.」

「We will promote joint research with the National Institute of Informatics on the use of IT to support the bus business and regional revitalisation, including the use of big data, yield management and stimulating demand through the visualisation of local bus services.」