# Amphibious Taxi Service Osaka Mizukaido 808 By Alex Covert | Published 2008-01-14 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amphibious-taxi-service-osaka-mizukaido-808 References: [japundit](http://japundit.com/archives/2008/01/11/7672/) We've seen a number of amphibious vehicles in 2007 like the [Humdinga](http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-humdinga-a-four-wheel-drive-boat) and the [sQuba](http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/squba). Up till now, price constraints have kept these water-loving autos in the garages of the wealthy. A taxi service, Osaka Mizukaido 808, has started to operate in the Japanese city of Osaka - taking passengers through the city's rivers and over the streets. Riders pay about $180USD for the first hour and $80 for each additional 30 minutes after that. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.5/10 - Popularity: 38% | Activity: 59% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Amphibious Taxi Services:** A trend in which taxi services are expanding their offerings to include amphibious vehicles, allowing customers to travel through both waterways and streets. - **Affordable Water Transportation:** A trend in which the cost of utilizing water transportation services is becoming more accessible and affordable for a wider range of customers. - **Urban Water Travel:** A trend in which cities are exploring the use of waterways as an alternative mode of transportation within urban areas. ### Where This Applies - **Transportation:** The transportation industry can take advantage of the opportunity to innovate by incorporating amphibious vehicles into their services, providing customers with more flexibility and convenience in their travels. - **Tourism:** Within the tourism industry, the emergence of amphibious taxi services presents an opportunity to offer unique sightseeing experiences that combine both land and water exploration for tourists. - **Urban Planning:** Urban planning professionals can consider integrating water transportation systems into their city plans, offering residents and visitors alternative methods of travel that can help alleviate traffic congestion on roads. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Speedy Hydrofoil Water Taxis](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/artemis-ef12-escape.md) - [Water-Ready Sports Car Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/citron-above-and-under.md) - [On-Demand Electric Boat Taxis](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-boat-taxi.md) - [Semi-Amphibious Bus Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/estuary-hopper.md) - [Amphibious Off-Road Commercial Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/argo-sasquatch.md) - [Compact Luxury Submersibles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hightech-submersible.md) - [Luxury Electric Hovercrafts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arosa-hovercraft.md) - [Hot Tub Boats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spacruzzi.md) - [Public Hovercraft Transport Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rapid-transit-hovercraft.md)