New "Reserved Taxi & App Dispatch Dedicated Stand" Established at Tokushima Awaodori Airport
Denno Kotsu announced the establishment of a dedicated app-dispatch taxi stand at Tokushima Awaodori Airport on March 21, 2026. This aims to improve mobility for tourists, including international visitors, in collaboration with Uber and local authorities.
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Denno Kotsu Inc. (Headquarters: Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture, President and CEO: Yosuke Kondo, hereinafter "Denno Kotsu") announces that a "Reserved Taxi & App Dispatch Dedicated Stand" was established at Tokushima Awaodori Airport on March 21, 2026. This comes against the backdrop of public-private efforts to promote dispatch apps in Tokushima Prefecture and the growing diversity of transportation needs, including those of foreign visitors to Japan.
The development of this stand is expected to make boarding taxis arranged via dispatch apps like Uber smoother, thereby improving travel convenience for airport users and enhancing the receiving environment for visitors to Tokushima Prefecture.
■ Background
Needs for Inbound Recovery and Improved Secondary Transportation Convenience
In recent years, backed by the recovery and increase of foreign tourists visiting Japan, regional airports are also being required to address diverse transportation needs.
In particular, dispatch apps that support multiple languages, cashless payments, and upfront guaranteed fares are drawing attention as highly convenient modes of transportation for both domestic and international users, and their use is expanding.
In Tokushima Prefecture as well, according to the Japan Tourism Agency's "Overnight Travel Statistics Survey," the total number of foreign overnight guests hovered around 200,000 annually prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and has recently been on a recovery trend. (Source: Japan Tourism Agency "Overnight Travel Statistics Survey") While further capture of inbound demand is anticipated in the future, improving the convenience of transportation means in regional areas, the so-called "secondary transportation," has become an issue.
■ Initiatives and Results
Promotion of Dispatch Apps and Development of Dedicated Stands through Public-Private Partnerships
Tokushima Prefecture has been backing the spread of dispatch apps through initiatives such as support for introducing dispatch apps via the "Tokushima Prefecture Taxi Service Digitalization Promotion Project Subsidy," briefing sessions on subsidy utilization for taxi operators, and activities promoting the use of dispatch apps to the general public.
Denno Kotsu has been promoting the spread of dispatch apps in Tokushima Prefecture in collaboration with Uber, such as supporting the Uber app's expansion into Tokushima Prefecture through its external service connection system "DS Connect."
Currently, the Uber app is available for use with over 10 taxi operators in the Tokushima and Naruto transportation areas, and the development of a mobility environment utilizing dispatch apps is progressing.
Furthermore, Tokushima Airport Building Co., Ltd. has developed a dedicated stand to improve convenience for airport users who utilize dispatch apps. This clarifies the boarding location for taxis arranged via dispatch apps, leading to an improved receiving environment at Awaodori Airport.
Through the accumulation of these public and private initiatives, the development of the usage environment and the promotion of dispatch apps have advanced in Tokushima Prefecture, leading to the realization of the "Reserved Taxi & App Dispatch Dedicated Stand" at Awaodori Airport.
Moving forward, Denno Kotsu will continue to contribute to improving the convenience of regional transportation and realizing sustainable mobility infrastructure through collaboration with local governments, transportation operators, and various partners.
■ External Service Connection System "DS Connect"
The external service connection system "DS Connect" is a system that realizes integration between Denno Kotsu's cloud-based dispatch system "DS" and dispatch apps or transportation-related services, promoting operational efficiency and revenue expansion for taxi operators. By expanding connections with dispatch apps and transportation-related services, it provides new options for the "legs of mobility" for local residents and foreign visitors to Japan, aiming to improve mobility convenience nationwide.
For details on dispatch app integration, please check the "DS Connect" service page below.
"DS Connect" Service Page
■ Overview of Denno Kotsu Inc.
Location: 6th Floor, Amico East Building, 1-5 Terashima Honcho Nishi, Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture
Established: December 2015
Representative: Yosuke Kondo, President and CEO
Employees: 220 (as of January 2026)
Capital: 100 Million Yen
Major Shareholders: Awa Bank Capital Co., Ltd., The Awa Bank, Ltd., Iyogin Capital Co., Ltd., Uber Technologies, Inc., NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Inc., ENEOS Innovation Partners LLC, MK Co., Ltd., Okitou Kotsu Co., Ltd., Kokusai Motorcars Co., Ltd., GO Inc., Sanwa Kotsu Co., Ltd., JR West Innovations Co., Ltd., JR East Start Up Co., Ltd., Shikoku Railway Company, Daiichi Koutsu Sangyo Co., Ltd., Daiwa Motor Transportation Co., Ltd., Tsubame Taxi Co., Ltd., Tokushima Taisho Bank, Ltd., BroadBand Tower, Inc., Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan Post Asset Management Co., Ltd.
*Listed in alphabetical order. Only corporate shareholders excluding individual shareholders are listed.
The development of this stand is expected to make boarding taxis arranged via dispatch apps like Uber smoother, thereby improving travel convenience for airport users and enhancing the receiving environment for visitors to Tokushima Prefecture.
■ Background
Needs for Inbound Recovery and Improved Secondary Transportation Convenience
In recent years, backed by the recovery and increase of foreign tourists visiting Japan, regional airports are also being required to address diverse transportation needs.
In particular, dispatch apps that support multiple languages, cashless payments, and upfront guaranteed fares are drawing attention as highly convenient modes of transportation for both domestic and international users, and their use is expanding.
In Tokushima Prefecture as well, according to the Japan Tourism Agency's "Overnight Travel Statistics Survey," the total number of foreign overnight guests hovered around 200,000 annually prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and has recently been on a recovery trend. (Source: Japan Tourism Agency "Overnight Travel Statistics Survey") While further capture of inbound demand is anticipated in the future, improving the convenience of transportation means in regional areas, the so-called "secondary transportation," has become an issue.
■ Initiatives and Results
Promotion of Dispatch Apps and Development of Dedicated Stands through Public-Private Partnerships
Tokushima Prefecture has been backing the spread of dispatch apps through initiatives such as support for introducing dispatch apps via the "Tokushima Prefecture Taxi Service Digitalization Promotion Project Subsidy," briefing sessions on subsidy utilization for taxi operators, and activities promoting the use of dispatch apps to the general public.
Denno Kotsu has been promoting the spread of dispatch apps in Tokushima Prefecture in collaboration with Uber, such as supporting the Uber app's expansion into Tokushima Prefecture through its external service connection system "DS Connect."
Currently, the Uber app is available for use with over 10 taxi operators in the Tokushima and Naruto transportation areas, and the development of a mobility environment utilizing dispatch apps is progressing.
Furthermore, Tokushima Airport Building Co., Ltd. has developed a dedicated stand to improve convenience for airport users who utilize dispatch apps. This clarifies the boarding location for taxis arranged via dispatch apps, leading to an improved receiving environment at Awaodori Airport.
Through the accumulation of these public and private initiatives, the development of the usage environment and the promotion of dispatch apps have advanced in Tokushima Prefecture, leading to the realization of the "Reserved Taxi & App Dispatch Dedicated Stand" at Awaodori Airport.
Moving forward, Denno Kotsu will continue to contribute to improving the convenience of regional transportation and realizing sustainable mobility infrastructure through collaboration with local governments, transportation operators, and various partners.
■ External Service Connection System "DS Connect"
The external service connection system "DS Connect" is a system that realizes integration between Denno Kotsu's cloud-based dispatch system "DS" and dispatch apps or transportation-related services, promoting operational efficiency and revenue expansion for taxi operators. By expanding connections with dispatch apps and transportation-related services, it provides new options for the "legs of mobility" for local residents and foreign visitors to Japan, aiming to improve mobility convenience nationwide.
For details on dispatch app integration, please check the "DS Connect" service page below.
"DS Connect" Service Page
■ Overview of Denno Kotsu Inc.
Location: 6th Floor, Amico East Building, 1-5 Terashima Honcho Nishi, Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture
Established: December 2015
Representative: Yosuke Kondo, President and CEO
Employees: 220 (as of January 2026)
Capital: 100 Million Yen
Major Shareholders: Awa Bank Capital Co., Ltd., The Awa Bank, Ltd., Iyogin Capital Co., Ltd., Uber Technologies, Inc., NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Inc., ENEOS Innovation Partners LLC, MK Co., Ltd., Okitou Kotsu Co., Ltd., Kokusai Motorcars Co., Ltd., GO Inc., Sanwa Kotsu Co., Ltd., JR West Innovations Co., Ltd., JR East Start Up Co., Ltd., Shikoku Railway Company, Daiichi Koutsu Sangyo Co., Ltd., Daiwa Motor Transportation Co., Ltd., Tsubame Taxi Co., Ltd., Tokushima Taisho Bank, Ltd., BroadBand Tower, Inc., Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan Post Asset Management Co., Ltd.
*Listed in alphabetical order. Only corporate shareholders excluding individual shareholders are listed.