NEXCO EAST Mito Management Office (Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture) and Nexeria East Japan Kanto East Branch Mito Branch, as a thank-you to the customers who use the Expressway today, have the "Ibaraki Highway Drive Festa" as below. In collaboration with Ibaraki Prefecture, Mito City and Kita Ibaraki City, the event will be held at the Joban Expressway Tomobe SA (In-bound line).

In this event, Ibaraki Prefecture, Mito City, and Kita Ibaraki City will carry out tourism PR, as well as hold a commemorative photo session with the local characters and a fun lottery to support tourism promotion in each area along the line. In addition, with the cooperation of the Ibaraki Prefectural Police Headquarters Transportation Department Expressway Traffic Police Corps, we will deliver a variety of contents such as exhibition of police cars, opening a smoke tube experience corner, holding a panel exhibition of the movie "Tenshin".

1 date and time

Saturday, November 30, 2013, from 11:00 to 16:00 (planned)

2 places

Joban Expressway Tomobe SA (In-bound line)

3 Content

1) Photo session and rock-paper-scissors competition with local characters (13:00 and 15:00)
We have a photo session where local characters in Ibaraki prefecture, "Hustle Komon", "Mito-chan" in Mito city, "Anchan" in Kita-Ibaraki city, our manners-up characters "Manati" and "Dr. Mammoshi" gather. I will carry it out.

In addition, during the photo session, we will hold a rock-paper-scissors competition with each character and give away a souvenir.
(It is planned to be held twice from 1.13:00 to 13:15 and 2.15:00 to 15:15.)

In addition, "Ibaraki Yume Guide" from Ibaraki Prefecture, "Mito no Ume Ambassador" from Mito City, and local hero "Space-Time Warrior Ibariga" will also participate in the event.

2) Attractive public relations section in Ibaraki prefecture
We will display tourism posters and distribute pamphlets.

5) Expressway attraction section
We will guide you through discount plans using the Expressway and a discount card "AEON E-NEXCO pass".

6) Fun lottery (from 12:00 to 16:00)
Receipt of purchase of 1,000 yen or more including tax at Tomobe SA (In-bound) ^* We will hold a lottery for customers who have a prize.