AI On-Demand Bus in Showa

As of March 2023

Route BusVillage

Fare●Two times in the morning and evening.
●Three routes same as before:

Unchanged

No.1 Nagai Line ／ No.2 Nakano-Ogose Loop Line／ No.3 Akaya-Sakura Loop LineHow to Ride

●Service is not available in the daytime, 9:00-17:00.
However, extra buses may be operated only within the village.
●Use on-demand bus service at 9:00-17:00.

On-Demand Bus

Fare●Service is available at 9:00-17:00.
●Booking is required at least 1 hour prior to the ride.
●Booking is made via smartphone app or dedicated phone number.
●Pick-up and drop-off are only possible at bus stops.

On-Demand Buses

Route Buses

Route Buses

depending on availability●Two 13-seater vans are available.
●Bookable bus stops are shown on a map.

Primaryschoolers￥200

Booking App

9:00【Morning】
7:00 8:00

Adults￥400●Reservation at desired time may prove impossible

Buses Operated in Showa Village【Daytime】●In the morning and evening, route buses are operated.（※Extra buses may be（per ride）

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operated only within the village.）

Operator●In the daytime, time and destination can be selected using on-demand bus service,※Pre-booking is required to use on-demand bus service.

Showa Village, Gunma Prefecture

Kan-etsu Transportation Co., Ltd.

●Contact Us●Regional Promotion Section, Planning Div., Showa Village Office

TEL 0278-24-5111（ext.
141）

Operation Concept●Operation is provided between a destination and boarding point as pre-booked. (Reservation can be made even by 1 person.)●Using AI system, routes are set depending on the reservation, regardless of regular bus routes.

Booking:
get on at ,
get off at 

Booking:
get on at ,
get off at Booking:get on at ,
get off at 

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Getting off※Operation in case of booking on the same day, same time

Getting off

Service Zones
Service ZoneAvailability

In village ⇔ In village○○The service can be used when going from the village to Numata City, or vice versa.

In village ⇔ Numata City○

×The service is unavailable within Numata City.

Numata City ⇔ Numata City×○Pick-up and drop-off are possible at any bus stop within the village.

・Use another public transport to move within Numata City.

AboutBooking AppAccess

Available for everyone

Operation Days

Daily

Operation Hours

９：００～１７：００(per ride)

Fares

Booking can be made for 24 hours using Ondemand Booking App provided by MONET
Technologies.

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１ Tap MONET icon

Adults￥４００Primary schoolers￥２００

Preschool kids

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half price２ Tap booking icon

３ Select destination

４ Enter number toin one of 4 ways

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Select from list②

You can enter number tonarrow down options

Select from category●Cash / PASMO, Suica (including mobile)
Payment Method③●The fare is paid when getting on the bus.

Select from history

PASMO, Suica supported④●Get on or out at route or on-demand bus stops.
Pick-up/Drop-off

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●Service is provided within the village and in part of
Numata City.
※Bookable bus stops are shown on a map.

５ Select date, time,number of people, etc.

６ Select available
service

７ Tap Reservation
to confirm

８ Tap OK to complete
booking●Booking is required at least 1 hour prior to the ride.
●Booking can be made up to 1 week in advance.
●Bookings are made via phone or smartphone app.
●To change destination or boarding point after reservation hasReservation
Methodbeen confirmed, first cancel previous reservation, and bookagain.
●Cancel reservation before pick-up time by same method.
In case of booking via phone → Cancel via phone

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In case of booking via app → Cancel via app

See next page for How to Use＜How to Use

Booking via phone or smartphone app is required at least 1 hour prior to use.

【Booking via phone】【Booking via app】

Dedicated phone (Numata Office, Kan-etsu Transportation)
MONET Technologies Inc.

※Japanese language only
Reservation Hours

8:00～18:00

0278-25-8812

Download MONET Booking
App with QR code

User

User Guide

User

Call to dedicated phone

Register basic information with MONET app

Please first give you name and phone number.

◀Information for Registration▶

※First-time users are registered.

① Phone Number（※with SMS support）② NameRegistration method andUser ⇒ Operator

other details (Village HP)

Indicate destination, boarding point, desired time, number of passengers (※)※Separate reservations are required if destination or boarding point are not same.

Enter booking data（①Destination ／ ②Boarding point ／ ③Date ／④Time ／ ⑤Number of passengers (※Return reservation can be made at the same time）

Operator ⇒ User
Availability check, booking confirmation【Go to BoardingPoint】●Booking information (name etc.)is confirmed at boarding.
●Bus will depart for next destination if user does not appear
within 3 minutes after reservation time.

Input data confirmation, booking completion

Pick-up【Get off at Destination】●Depending on traffic conditions, arrival may be delayed by 510 minutes.
●Please allow enough time for booking and use.