Joshin-Etsu Expressway "Thanks for the 20th anniversary" commemorative campaign opening event information

~A 20-year-old customer living in Annaka City and Saku City will plant a commemorative tree at Yokogawa SA~

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March 18, 2013
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Takasaki Management Office
Saku Management Office
Nex-area Company Limited
Kanto West Branch

Joshin-Etsu Expressway (Joshinetsu Expressway) Fujioka Interchange (IC)-Saku IC will start service on Saturday, March 27, 1993, and will celebrate its 20th anniversary on Wednesday, March 27, 2013. welcome.

NEXCO EAST Takasaki Management Office (Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture), Saku Management Office (Saku City, Nagano Prefecture) and Nex-area Company Limited Kanto West Branch (Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture) commemorate the 20th anniversary, and In addition to promoting tourism, we will hold a "Thank you for the 20th anniversary" commemorative campaign until the fall of 2013, with gratitude to customers who use the Expressway a daily basis.

The opening event to start this campaign will be held on Saturday, March 23 in the Joshinetsu Expressway Yokogawa Service Area (SA). At the event, popular characters such as Alkuma and Gunma, who represent Nagano and Gunma prefectures, will be rushing to the site, and tourist information by Gunma prefecture, Nagano prefecture, and municipalities along the line will be delivered to you.

Joshinetsu Expressway Fujioka IC-Saku IC opening

Joshin-etsu Expressway Fujioka IC-Saku IC image at the time of opening

Opening event summary

  1. Date and time
    Saturday, March 23, 2013 8:00-14:00
  2. Venue
    Joshinetsu Expressway Yokogawa SA (Out-bound line)
    Special tent in front of commercial facility
  3. Event introduction
    • Commemorative tree planting of "Kuromatsu" and "Larch"
      We will have a tree planted by customers living in Annaka City, Gunma Prefecture, and Saku City, Nagano Prefecture, who are 20 years old, the same as when the Joshinetsu Expressway was opened.
    • Tourist Information (Gunma, Nagano, Takasaki, Fujioka, Tomioka, Annaka, Karuizawa, Saku, Ueda, Takayama)
    • Garapon Lottery
      You can enjoy one lottery every time the total exceeds 1,000 yen for receipts issued in the commercial facility of Yokogawa SA (Out-bound) on the day of the event. There is no falling ticket. Food courts (ticket vending machines) for which no receipt is issued are not eligible. The lottery will end as soon as there are no more prizes.
    • Photo session in NARIKIRI CHICKO traffic control costume (free)
      Attachment 1 [PDF: 1.2MB]
    • Photo session with the popular character "Gunma-chan, Alkuma, Manati" (free)
      Attachment 2 [PDF: 110KB]
    • Joshinetsu Expressway Fujioka IC-Saku IC Panel exhibition commemorating the 20th anniversary of opening (free)
  • Please note that the event contents are subject to change due to factors such as the weather.

Various events will be held during the campaign period until autumn 2013. Details of upcoming events will be announced separately.

Also, since the Nagano Expressway (between Azumino IC and Junction JCT) and Joshinetsu Expressway (between Korai JCT and Susaka Nagano Higashi IC) will celebrate their 20th anniversary on Monday, March 25, 2013, We plan to hold an event after April.

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