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Bus guides celebrate coming-of-age

TOKYO, Japan - Women dressed in kimono climb aboard a tour bus in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2012, ahead of the Coming-of-Age Day national holiday on Jan. 9. Hato Bus Co., which offers sightseeing bus services mainly around Tokyo and Yokohama, invited 18 of its tour guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 for a celebration because some of them will be unable to attend ceremonies on the national holiday as they will be at work.

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Bus guides celebrate coming-of-age

TOKYO, Japan - Women pose in front of a tour bus in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2012, ahead of the Coming-of-Age Day national holiday on Jan. 9. Hato Bus Co., which offers sightseeing bus services mainly around Tokyo and Yokohama, invited 18 of its tour guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 for a celebration because some of them will be unable to attend ceremonies on the national holiday as they will be at work.

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Coming-of-age ceremony for bus tour guides

TOKYO, Japan - Tour guides of Hato Bus Co. pose in long-sleeved kimono for a commemorative shot marking their coming of age in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2015. The bus operator held a ceremony for the guides before the coming-of-age national holiday on the second Monday of January -- which fell on Jan. 12 this year -- when they have to work.

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Storyteller tells ghost tale aboard ship on river

TOKYO, Japan - Storyteller Shunyo Kanda tells a ghost tale aboard a ship on the Nihombashi River in Tokyo on July 18, 2014, as part of a tour arranged by Hato Bus Co.

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Tour participants listen to ghost story aboard ship

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a tour arranged by Hato Bus Co. listen to a ghost tale by storyteller Shunyo Kanda aboard a ship on the Nihombashi River in Tokyo on July 18, 2014.

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Coming of age event for tour guides

TOKYO, Japan - Sightseeing tour guides of Hato Bus Co. pose for photos in their kimono in Tokyo on Jan. 10, 2014. The company, which offers sightseeing bus services in and around the capital, annually holds its own celebration event for guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 ahead of the actual Coming of Age Day holiday, when the guides will be at work in Tokyo instead of celebrating in their own hometowns.

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Coming of age event for tour guides

TOKYO, Japan - Kumamon (C), a popular black bear mascot for Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture, joins coming-of-age celebrations for sightseeing tour guides of Hato Bus Co. dressed in kimono, in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Jan. 10, 2014. The company, which offers sightseeing bus services in and around the capital, annually holds its own celebration event for guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 ahead of the actual Coming of Age Day holiday, when the guides will be at work in Tokyo instead of celebrating in their own hometowns.

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Coming of age event for tour guides

TOKYO, Japan - Sightseeing tour guides of Hato Bus Co. pose for photos in their kimono in Tokyo on Jan. 10, 2014. The company, which offers sightseeing bus services in and around the capital, annually holds its own celebration event for guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 ahead of the actual Coming of Age Day holiday, when the guides will be at work in Tokyo instead of celebrating in their own hometowns.

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Celebration of 'coming of age' for tour guides

TOKYO, Japan - Sightseeing tour guides of Hato Bus Co. pose for photos in their kimono in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2011. The company, which offers sightseeing bus services in and around the capital, annually holds its own celebration event for guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 ahead of the actual Coming of Age Day holiday, when the guides will be at work in Tokyo instead of celebrating in their own hometowns.

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Bus guides celebrate coming-of-age ahead of national holiday

TOKYO, Japan - Women celebrate coming-of-age in Tokyo on a double-decker tour bus on Jan. 8, 2010, ahead of Jan. 11, the Coming-of-Age national holiday. Hato Bus Co., which offers sightseeing bus services in Tokyo, invited 17 of their tour guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 for a celebration because they are unable to attend ceremonies during the actual holiday in their hometowns as they will be at work.

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Open-top double-decker offers new bus tour option in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Sightseers on a bright red, open-top double-decker take in the sights in central Tokyo. The service, called Sky Bus Tokyo, became the first challenger to that of Hato Bus Co., which has been the single regularly scheduled bus tour operator in the capital area for 60 years.

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20 Hato Bus tour guides celebrate coming-of-age

TOKYO, Japan - Hato Bus, known for its sightseeing tours of Tokyo, invites 20 tour guides who turned 20 to take part in a coming-of-age celebration ahead of the coming-of-age national holiday on Jan. 14. The guides took part in the company event as they will be unable to attend ceremonies in their hometowns as they will be at work.

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Bus tour guides celebrate their 'coming-of-age day'

TOKYO, Japan - Hato Bus Tokyo sightseeing tour guides pose for photos in Tokyo on Jan. 5 to celebrate their becoming adults ahead of the officially-designated ''Coming-of-Age Day'' on Jan. 8

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Hato Bus tour guides celebrate adulthood

TOKYO, Japan - Twenty-three Hato Bus Co. tour guides pose for photos in celebrating turning 20 this year, at the company's head office in Tokyo on Jan. 9 ahead of Coming-of-Age Day on Jan. 12.

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Tokyo sightseeing Hato Bus has first female driver

Yumiko Nojiri on April 5 becomes the first female driver of Hato Bus, Tokyo's famous sightseeing bus operator. Nojiri, who has driven trucks, trailers and other large vehicles for nine years, received her bus license last August. Hato Bus begun to hire women drivers in response to the revised equal opportunity employment law that went into force April 1.

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THE VOICE OF TOKYO

Hato Bus, foreigner, English announcement, bus guide, sightseeing, Tokyo Tower, sightseeing bus, Imperial Palace, National Stadium, National Diet, Asakusa, Kaminarimon, kimono=Date:April, 1974, Place:Tokyo,JAPAN (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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Hato Bus tour guides celebrate adulthood

TOKYO, Japan - Twenty-three Hato Bus Co. tour guides pose for photos in celebrating turning 20 this year, at the company's head office in Tokyo on Jan. 9 ahead of Coming-of-Age Day on Jan. 12. (Kyodo)

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Sightseeing bus operator, Hato Bus Co., held a Coming-of-Age Day ceremony for its 28 kimono-clad tour guides at its headquarters in Tokyo on Thursday, four days ahead of the national holiday Monday.

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Coming of age event for bus tour guides

Tour guides of Hato Bus Co. in kimono exclaim in delight as Kumamon (L), the popular black bear mascot of Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture, make a surprise appearance during a ceremony marking their coming of age in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2016. The tour bus operator held the annual ceremony for 22 guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 before the actual Coming of Age Day on Jan. 11, a national holiday when they will be at work and unable to attend ceremonies at their respective hometowns. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossom-viewing bus tour in Tokyo

Passengers look at cherry blossoms from a double-decker sightseeing bus known as "Hato Bus" on March 27, 2021, on the first weekend after the lifting of the coronavirus state of emergency.

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Cherry blossom-viewing bus tour in Tokyo

Passengers look at cherry blossoms from a double-decker sightseeing bus known as "Hato Bus" on March 27, 2021, on the first weekend after the lifting of the coronavirus state of emergency.

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Cherry blossom-viewing bus tour in Tokyo

Passengers look at cherry blossoms from a double-decker sightseeing bus known as "Hato Bus" on March 27, 2021, on the first weekend after the lifting of the coronavirus state of emergency.

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CORRECTED: Coming of age event for bus tour guides

Tour guides of Hato Bus Co. pose in kimono for commemorative photos marking their coming of age in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2016. The tour bus operator held the annual ceremony for 22 guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 before the actual Coming of Age Day on Jan. 11, a national holiday when they will be at work and unable to attend ceremonies at their respective hometowns. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coming of age event for bus tour guides

Tour guides of Hato Bus Co. pose in kimono for commemorative photos marking their coming of age in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2015. The tour bus operator held the annual ceremony for 22 guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 before the actual Coming of Age Day on Jan. 11, a national holiday when they will be at work and unable to attend ceremonies at their respective hometowns. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bus tour guides celebrate their 'coming-of-age day'

TOKYO, Japan - Hato Bus Tokyo sightseeing tour guides pose for photos in Tokyo on Jan. 5 to celebrate their becoming adults ahead of the officially-designated ''Coming-of-Age Day'' on Jan. 8

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20 Hato Bus tour guides celebrate coming-of-age

TOKYO, Japan - Hato Bus, known for its sightseeing tours of Tokyo, invites 20 tour guides who turned 20 to take part in a coming-of-age celebration ahead of the coming-of-age national holiday on Jan. 14. The guides took part in the company event as they will be unable to attend ceremonies in their hometowns as they will be at work. (Kyodo)

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Celebration of 'coming of age' for tour guides

TOKYO, Japan - Sightseeing tour guides of Hato Bus Co. pose for photos in their kimono in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2011. The company, which offers sightseeing bus services in and around the capital, annually holds its own celebration event for guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 ahead of the actual Coming of Age Day holiday, when the guides will be at work in Tokyo instead of celebrating in their own hometowns. (Kyodo)

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Coming-of-age ceremony for bus tour guides

TOKYO, Japan - Tour guides of Hato Bus Co. pose in long-sleeved kimono for a commemorative shot marking their coming of age in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2015. The bus operator held a ceremony for the guides before the coming-of-age national holiday on the second Monday of January -- which fell on Jan. 12 this year -- when they have to work. (Kyodo)

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Tour participants listen to ghost story aboard ship

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a tour arranged by Hato Bus Co. listen to a ghost tale by storyteller Shunyo Kanda aboard a ship on the Nihombashi River in Tokyo on July 18, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Bus guides celebrate coming-of-age ahead of national holiday

TOKYO, Japan - Women celebrate coming-of-age in Tokyo on a double-decker tour bus on Jan. 8, 2010, ahead of Jan. 11, the Coming-of-Age national holiday. Hato Bus Co., which offers sightseeing bus services in Tokyo, invited 17 of their tour guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 for a celebration because they are unable to attend ceremonies during the actual holiday in their hometowns as they will be at work. (Kyodo)

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Bus guides celebrate coming-of-age

TOKYO, Japan - Women dressed in kimono climb aboard a tour bus in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2012, ahead of the Coming-of-Age Day national holiday on Jan. 9. Hato Bus Co., which offers sightseeing bus services mainly around Tokyo and Yokohama, invited 18 of its tour guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 for a celebration because some of them will be unable to attend ceremonies on the national holiday as they will be at work. (Kyodo)

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Bus guides celebrate coming-of-age

TOKYO, Japan - Women pose in front of a tour bus in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2012, ahead of the Coming-of-Age Day national holiday on Jan. 9. Hato Bus Co., which offers sightseeing bus services mainly around Tokyo and Yokohama, invited 18 of its tour guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 for a celebration because some of them will be unable to attend ceremonies on the national holiday as they will be at work. (Kyodo)

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Reopening of bus company after coronavirus closure

A passenger of a double-decker sightseeing bus has her temperature checked in Tokyo on June 13, 2020, as operator Hato Bus Co. partially resumes operations following two months of coronavirus-linked closure. A half of the decker's seats are made vacant to reduce the risk of virus infection. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reopening of bus company after coronavirus closure

A double-decker sightseeing bus runs past JR Tokyo Station on June 13, 2020, as operator Hato Bus Co. partially resumes operations following two months of coronavirus-linked closure. A half of the decker's seats are made vacant to reduce the risk of virus infection. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coming-of-age celebration for bus tour guides

Tour guides of Hato Bus Co. in kimono pose for a photo marking their coming of age in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2019, three days before the actual Coming of Age Day national holiday, when they will be at work and unable to attend ceremonies in their respective hometowns. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coming-of-age celebration for bus tour guides

Tour guides of Hato Bus Co. in kimono pose for a photo marking their coming of age in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2019, three days before the actual Coming of Age Day national holiday, when they will be at work and unable to attend ceremonies in their respective hometowns. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hato Bus marks 70th anniversary

Tourists get ready to board a multilingual sightseeing bus known as Hato Bus at a stop in front of JR Tokyo Station on Aug. 10, 2018. The guided bus service, dedicated to Tokyo and its vicinity, marks its 70th anniversary on Aug. 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hato Bus marks 70th anniversary

A multilingual sightseeing bus known as Hato Bus runs past JR Tokyo station on Aug. 10, 2018. The guided bus service, dedicated to Tokyo and its vicinity, marks its 70th anniversary on Aug. 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coming-of-age event for bus tour guides

Tour guides of Hato Bus Co. in kimono cheer as Kumamon (C), the popular black bear mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture, makes a surprise appearance during a ceremony marking their coming of age in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2017. Since 1962, the tour bus operator has held the annual ceremony for its guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 before the actual Coming of Age Day, a national holiday when they will be at work and unable to attend ceremonies at their respective hometowns. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coming-of-age event for bus tour guides

Tour guides of Hato Bus Co. pose in kimono during a ceremony marking their coming of age in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2017. Since 1962, the tour bus operator has held the annual ceremony for its guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 before the actual Coming of Age Day, a national holiday when they will be at work and unable to attend ceremonies at their respective hometowns. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coming-of-age event for bus tour guides

Tour guides of Hato Bus Co. pose in kimono during a ceremony marking their coming of age in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2017. Since 1962, the tour bus operator has held the annual ceremony for its guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 before the actual Coming of Age Day, a national holiday when they will be at work and unable to attend ceremonies at their respective hometowns. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coming-of-age event for bus tour guides

Tour guides of Hato Bus Co. pose in kimono during a ceremony marking their coming of age in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2017. Since 1962, the tour bus operator has held the annual ceremony for its guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 before the actual Coming of Age Day, a national holiday when they will be at work and unable to attend ceremonies at their respective hometowns. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo sightseeing Hato Bus has first female driver

Yumiko Nojiri on April 5 becomes the first female driver of Hato Bus, Tokyo's famous sightseeing bus operator. Nojiri, who has driven trucks, trailers and other large vehicles for nine years, received her bus license last August. Hato Bus begun to hire women drivers in response to the revised equal opportunity employment law that went into force April 1.