It runs lightly on water. The first in Japan and an amphibian taxi are the start of operations in Osaka.

The amphibian taxi (2cars) started this time is a sightseeing taxi of the hired car type. What "Osaka and water Kaidou808" etc. of incorporated nonprofit organization that aims at reproduction of "Capital and Osaka of water" followed a procedure in Kinki transportation bureau"[Osaka duck tour]" that uses an amphibian charabanc has already been managed in this NPO. This amphibian taxi becomes the one following it.

It not only followed a procedure in the road transportation method but also it followed a procedure to Maritime Transport Act to Kinki District Land Transport Bureaus so that not only land but also the water might run. The water has divided from Osaka and water Kaidou808 though land is a Japanese taxi in the enterprising body.

The amphibian vehicle prepared this time is RV car type made in Germany and the form name is AR2800SR. The width is 1.9 meters every 4.7 meters in the total length, and the total height is 2.4 meters. Land is 140 kilos maximum per hour, and the water can be put out up to 15 kilos per hour.

Equipped amphibian taxi. The name by the way is 'Gaia' and 'Gaia II'.

The lower side of the body is sealed up in the water, and it floats on water, the screw stored on that is put out, and it sails though it runs naturally with the wheel on land because it is watertight. Capacity is six people only in case of land, and the guest becomes it up to three people so that a driver who land and is each water may get on about one taxi though five people in the water. The sightseeing of Mouumasacra Coremiya park (Osaka City Miyakoshima Ward and Kita Ward) region in the waters is scheduled to be done at present with sightseeing in land.

This problem will be solved though a story "Each land and water driver gets on" (The number of passengers decreases for =1) a little too good if talent becomes complete this time because nobody has both a small craft qualification and a usual two kind license (taxi license as the employee). The first "Amphibian taxi" in care none in Japan when might water if might land to go sightseeing in showplace in running Osaka city. When Osaka is visited sightseeing, trying might be also good though a competing rate seems to be high.