Promote tourism in Hokkaido “Hokkaido Smartphone Stamp Rally 2023” will be held again this year
~ Collect 300 locations! Starting at 10:00 on May 19, until March 20 next year
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- Promote tourism in Hokkaido “Hokkaido Smartphone Stamp Rally 2023” will be held again this year
May 8, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo) will start the "Hokkaido Smartphone Stamp Rally 2023" from Friday, May 19, with the aim of promoting driving tourism in Hokkaido.
The “Hokkaido Smartphone Stamp Rally” in 2022 was a popular project in which more than 19,000 people obtained a total of more than 600,000 stamps per year. In the 5th year of Reiwa, you will be able to download the collected stamps as a stamp book, so you can keep your memories at hand. Luxurious prizes that can be applied for lottery according to the number of stamps are also available for 500 people!
This year, with your smartphone in hand, let's go on a trip to collect memories of Hokkaido!
Implementation period
May 19, 2020 (Friday) 10:00 a.m. to March 20 2024 (Wednesday/holiday)
Stamp acquisition spot
A total of 300 locations including service areas/parking areas, roadside stations, and tourist facilities in Hokkaido (details: Attachment-1 [PDF: 415KB])
- 69 spots have been replaced so that repeaters can also enjoy it.
- 30 of the 300 spots have been designated as “winter limited spots” that can be acquired from December 1 (Friday) so that you can enjoy winter outings.
prize
A total of 500 people will be presented by lottery according to conditions such as the number of stamps (Details: Attachment-2 [PDF: 1.6MB])
- We have prizes for 500 people! We also have 3 courses of catalog gifts that you can choose according to your taste and mood.
way to participate
Participate from a dedicated website
new function
Add stamp book output function
- Collected stamps can now be output as a "stamp book". You can look back on the footprints of your trip with a stamp book.
Instagram official account
- The Hokkaido Smartphone Stamp Rally Instagram official account introduces each acquisition spot. All participants, please post with "#Hokkaido smartphone stamp rally" attached! (Account name: @e_nexco_hokkaido_stamprally)
Official account
1. 1. Collaboration with external organizations
Details: Attachment-3 [PDF: 269KB]
- Collaboration with Art Gallery Hokkaido
In cooperation with the Hokkaido Board of Education, 27 of the facilities registered with "Art Gallery Hokkaido" have been designated as stamp acquisition spots. In addition, we have prepared prizes that can be applied for by those who have obtained stamps at 10 spots, including 5 facilities related to "Art Gallery Hokkaido". - Collaboration with the Five Great Iburi Heritage Sites of Hokkaido
In cooperation with the Hokkaido Iburi General Promotion Bureau, six facilities related to the "Five Great Iburi Heritage Sites of Hokkaido" have been designated as stamp acquisition spots. In addition, we have prepared prizes that can be applied for by those who have obtained stamps at five spots, including two facilities related to the “Five Great Iburi Heritage Sites of Hokkaido”. - Collaboration with Upopoy
In collaboration with the Ainu Culture Foundation, we have prepared prizes that can be applied for by those who have obtained stamps at five spots, including Upopoy. - Collaboration with Scenic Byway Hokkaido
The 8 spots recommended by Scenic Byway Hokkaido (2 of which are winter-only spots) have been made stamp acquisition spots.
2. Tie-up with "Dorawari"
We have also prepared a prize course that can be applied only for those who use the ETC Expressway limited drive discount “HOKKAIDO LOVE! Please enjoy the stamp rally with Michimichi Toku Free Pass!
- For more information on “HOKKAIDO LOVE!
3. 3. More fun with "Hokkaido Drive Guide"
In the "Hokkaido Drive Guide (Spring/Summer Edition)" scheduled to be published in mid-May, we will post a feature article on the Hokkaido Smartphone Stamp Rally. In addition to introducing tourist information and recommended model courses for various parts of Hokkaido, we will also post special discount information that can be used at some stamp acquisition spots, so don't miss it!
Details will be announced in a future news release.
- This campaign may be canceled or changed without notice.
- When you go out, please check the latest business days and hours of each stamp acquisition spot.
[Efforts to promote drive tourism at NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office]
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office is making various efforts to further promote driving tourism.
- HOKKAIDO LOVE! Michimichi Toku Free Pass (on sale from April 4th)
We sell discount products that allow unlimited rides on Expressway at a fixed price. - Hokkaido Driving Guide (spring/summer edition: around mid-May, autumn/winter edition: around November)
We will publish a tourist information magazine that features restaurants and recommended restaurants in Hokkaido. - Hokkaido Highway ShowArea (Sunagawa SA: mid-July Usuzan SA: mid-September Waatsu PA: late September scheduled to be held)
We will hold an event that promotes the appeal of local gourmet food, etc., using Expressway SAs and PAs as regional show windows.
The NEXCO EAST Group has positioned the period from 2021 to 2025 as "a period that contributes to the achievement of the SDGs and transforms into a new future society," and is making various efforts.
We believe that the implementation of this "Hokkaido Smartphone Stamp Rally" will contribute to the 8th and 17th SDGs as a business activity that will lead to the promotion of sustainable tourism and the revitalization of local communities.
Art Gallery Hokkaido is a collaboration between more than 80 museums and cultural facilities in Hokkaido, with the theme of "turning Hokkaido into an art stage", introducing their collections and holding events to increase the number of visitors to the museum. is an initiative that aims to bring bustle to the area.
For more information, please visit the official website of Art Gallery Hokkaido.
The Iburi Iburi region in the southwestern part of Hokkaido is rich in regional resources that are of global value. Among them, "Toyako Usu Geopark", "Ainu Culture", "Jomon Ruins", "Mukawa Dragon", and "Charcoal Iron Port" are known as "Hokkaido's Five Great Iburi Heritage Sites".
For more information, please visit the official website of the Five Great Iburi Heritage Sites of Hokkaido.
Upopoy (Ethnic Harmony Symbolic Space) is a base for the restoration and creation of Ainu culture on the shores of Lake Poroto in Shiraoi Town. The nickname "Upopoy" means "singing (in groups)" in the Ainu language. As a member of the Upopoi public-private support network, NEXCO EAST will support "Upopoi", which will be a base for the restoration and creation of Ainu culture, through various initiatives through Expressway.
“ScenicByway” is a combination of the adjective Scenic of landscape and scene, and Byway, which means side road and more road.
It is an initiative to create beautiful scenery, create a vibrant community, and create an attractive tourist space through collaboration between the local community and the government, using the road as an opportunity. On each route, we are developing activities unique to each region, such as planting flowers and cleaning the roads, maintaining scenic spots recommended by the region, and disseminating information. Currently, there are 14 designated routes and 3 candidate routes, and approximately 500 organizations are active. NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office is also participating in this initiative. For details, please see the Scenic Byway Hokkaido website.
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office is a collaborative project between Hokkaido and the Hokkaido Tourism Promotion Organization with the aim of supporting the tourism industry in various parts of Hokkaido that was hit by the Large of the new coronavirus infection and recovering tourism demand. I am participating in a certain "HOKKAIDO LOVE! Project".
As a collaboration between "HOKKAI DO LOVE!" And NEXCO EAST, we have colored our corporate color, NEXCO Green. Based on the philosophy of this project, we will make efforts to enliven the tourism of our beloved Hokkaido.
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