A hundred years of sightseeing buses

On this day, December 15th, in 1925 Tokyo Bus Company began operating the "Euran Bus," Japan's first regular sightseeing bus service.

It was Japan's first scheduled sightseeing bus service, but it was treated as a route bus, and fares were set for passengers who got off and boarded the bus at other tourist spots along the way. The original route was "Imperial Palace - Ginza - Ueno."

Subsequently, due to poor business performance, Tokyo Bus was forced to suspend its sightseeing bus business, but it was transferred to Hato Bus Compay, which still operates today.  

The tourist / sightseeing bus in the photo in this post operates in Kawagoe. Each year they put a wreath, pictured, on the front of the bus for Christmas.