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"Hokkaido Highway Show Area® 2024 in Sunagawa SA" to be held

Date and time: Monday, July 15, 2024 (National Holiday) Location: Do-o Expressway, Sunagawa SA (In-bound Sapporo, northbound)

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Regional PR event Image image of the logo of the Hokkaido Highway Show Area

June 25, 2024
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo) will hold the "Hokkaido Highway Show Area® 2024 in Sunagawa SA" from 11:00 to 17:00 on Monday, July 15th (national holiday) at the Sunagawa Service Area (SA) (In-bound, Sapporo direction) on the E5 Do-O Expressway (Do-o Expressway).

The "Hokkaido Highway Show Area®" is an event that actively promotes the attractive "food and tourism" of various parts of Hokkaido in cooperation with the local community, and disseminates the charms of the region from service areas and parking areas in order to contribute to regional development. It is held every year as part of the promotion of tourism in Hokkaido, and many customers visit the event.

At the venue, various groups will be promoting the charms of the region, selling local delicacies and specialties such as scallops from Rumoi City and cherries from Niki Town, and promoting the region. In addition, there will be a raffle with local souvenirs, as well as activities that the whole family can enjoy, such as taking photos with patrol cars, giving away "child safety licenses," and a quiz rally.

Image of the implementation in FY2023 1
Image of the implementation in FY2023 2
Status of the implementation in FY2023

Event content

(1) Regional promotion, sales of local gourmet and special products using local ingredients

○Sunagawa City
(FOODTRUCK HARAHARA)

Photo of Sunagawa City (FOODTRUCK HARAHARA)
  • Sale of crepes made with white chocolate

○Sounkyo Okhotsk Scenic Byway

Photos of the Sounkyo Okhotsk Scenic Byway
  • Tourism promotion for the Sounkyo-Okhotsk Scenic Byway

○Takino Suzuran Hillside National Park

Takino Suzuran Hillside National Park Pictures
  • Promotion of the National Takino Suzuran Hillside Park
  • Craft experience using natural materials from the park
  • Kumasuzu Gacha sales

○Hokuryu Town

Hokuryu-cho Photos
  • Sales of local specialties such as sunflower oil and Kurosengoku soybeans
  • Promotion of the "Sunflower Festival"

Rumoi City
(Delicious! Rumoi Market Executive Committee)

Photo by Rumoi City (Delicious! Rumoi City Executive Committee)
  • Freshly caught scallops grilled over charcoal for sale
  • Greeting the character "KAZUMO-chan"

○Engaru Town

Engaru-cho Pictures
  • Selling canned rice, cosmos curry, and other local specialties
  • Obsidian accessory making experience
  • Greeting the character "Anji-kun"

○Niki Town

Niki-cho Photos
  • Gelato and sorbet made with cherries from Niki Town are on sale
  • Greetings with the character "Nikibo" and merchandise sales
  • The store opening organization is subject to change.

(2) Traffic Safety Campaign

We will be holding a "Summer Traffic Safety Campaign" in collaboration with the Hokkaido Prefectural Police and the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF). We will be exhibiting patrol cars (3 vehicles) and promoting traffic safety and distributing novelties. In addition, we will have a corner where you can wear a child's traffic control uniform and take photos, as well as obtain a "Child Safety License" issued by JAF.

Image 1 of the Traffic Safety Campaign
Image 2 of the Traffic Safety Campaign

(3) Present plan for visitors

During the event, balloons will be given away to the first 150 customers. In addition, flower seedlings will be given away to the first 240 customers who spend 500 yen or more (tax included) at the shops and event booths at Sunagawa SA (In-bound, Sapporo direction), and stag beetles will be given away in limited quantities to children.
There will also be a Hokkaido Smartphone Stamp Rally, an initiative of NEXCO EAST, and a fun raffle where you can win great prizes by answering quizzes about exhibitors in the Highway Show Area.

来場者プレゼント企画 数量限定のイメージ画像
Limited quantity
Photo giveaway for 240 visitors
240名

(4) Character Greetings

During the event, NEXCO EAST 's manners-improvement mascots "Manatee" and "Ikanzame" will be joined by Shirataki Geopark mascot "Anji-kun," Niki Town's mascot "Nikibo," and Rumoi City's local mascot "KAZUMO-chan."

Character Greeting Photos

(5) Collaboration with AEON Financial Services

 イベント開催中、高速道路をおトクに利用できる「イオンE-NEXCO passカード」のご案内・入会ブースを設置します。イベント当日に「イオンE-NEXCO passカード」にご入会いただくとNEXCO東日本オリジナルミニカーを、アンケートにご回答いただきますとぺーパークラフトをそれぞれプレゼントいたします。

オリジナルミニカーのイメージ画像
オリジナルミニカー
ぺーパークラフトの写真
ペーパークラフト

The NEXCO EAST Group positions the period from 2021 to 2025 as ``a period to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs and transform toward a new future society'' and is engaged in various initiatives.
We believe that the implementation of the "Hokkaido Highway Show Area" this time will contribute to SDGs 8 and 17 as business activities that promote sustainable tourism and revitalize local communities.

Image of SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS logo and SDGs target 8th and 17th logos
Image of the HOKKAIDO LOVE! logo

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 "NEXCO EAST NEXCO!" Based on the philosophy of this project, we will make efforts to boost tourism in our beloved Hokkaido.

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