Toho Air Service Co., Ltd.

Toho Air Service is a Japanese helicopter company with its head office at Tokyo Heliport in Shinkiba, Koto-ku. Its stated first priority is safety, and it runs its business around ten services. The company describes itself as a reliable partner that supports customers from the air.

The best known service is the Tokyo Island Shuttle, which links six islands in the Tokyo Izu chain. The website calls it the only helicopter commuter service in Japan, and it runs ten flights a day. In October 2026 the company held a commissioning ceremony for a new AW139 helicopter.

Toho Air also provides news coverage flights for television and media customers. Its main clients listed on the site include TV Asahi, Fuji Television, Nihon Keizai Shimbun and NHK. Cargo and construction material transport is another service, using helicopters that can reach places without roads.

The doctor helicopter service takes doctors and nurses quickly to emergency scenes, where speed can save lives. The company says its mountain rescue history goes back to 1972, with more than 6,000 missions. Survey and geophysical flights use high performance cameras and special equipment.

Passenger and sightseeing flights include a long running operation from Lake Ashi heliport, which the company says has more than 30 years of history. Its aerial filming uses a 4K camera stabiliser, which the company says was the first of its kind in a Japanese airline. An HD stabiliser is also available for film work.

Toho Air offers maintenance and repair contracting, operations contracting and training contracting for pilots and maintenance staff. The aircraft types listed include Airbus AS350 and AS355 series, AW139, AW189, AS365N2, EC135T2, EC155B, Sikorsky S-76, Kawasaki BK117 and Bell 412EP. Customers can make enquiries through a contact form.

Services

• Tokyo Island Shuttle
• News coverage flights
• Cargo and construction material transport
• Doctor helicopter service
• Survey and geophysical flights
• Passenger and sightseeing flights
• Aerial filming
• Maintenance contracting
• Operations contracting
• Pilot training contracting