Tohoku tourism support campaign

Highway Iwate Onsen Tour Service Campaign 2024

~Why not take a tour of Iwate's many bathing facilities and relax in a soothing environment?~

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June 21 2024
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office Morioka Management Office
Tohoku Regional Head Office Kitakami Management Office

NEXCO EAST Japan Tohoku Regional Head Office Morioka Management Office (Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture) and Kitakami Management Office (Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture) will be implementing the "Highway Iwate Hot Spring Tour Service Campaign 2024" as follows to allow customers using Expressway to relax and enjoy the bathing facilities in Iwate Prefecture at a great price.
This campaign is a very profitable and fun plan that not only allows you to get a discount on the bathing fee at the day-trip bathing facilities with the coupon in the pamphlet, but also allows you to collect stamps by touring the bathing facilities and enter a lottery to win luxurious prizes.In addition, as a "Sanriku Support Award" (let's visit the coast), if you collect stamps and shop in the Iwate coastal areas, you will be entered into a lottery to win Iwate Prefecture Sanriku specialty products.

1. Implementation period

June 22, 2024 (Saturday) - December 8, 2024 (Sunday) [Approx. 6 months]

2. How to Use

  1. Discounts on day-use bathing facilities
    If you fill out a discount coupon and drop it into the "discount coupon collection box" at the counter of the bathing facility listed in the brochure, you will receive a discount on your bathing fee.
    • The discount coupons are printed in the pamphlet, so please cut them out and use them.
    • This campaign is designed to allow you to enjoy bathing facilities in Iwate Prefecture. Please refrain from focusing on specific facilities.
  2. Stamp Rally
    In the "Highway Stamp" section in the pamphlet, please stamp one of the highway stamps provided at service areas (hereafter "SA") or parking areas (hereafter "PA") that house NEXCO EAST facilities.
    Next, use the bathing facilities listed in the pamphlet and collect one or more stamps.
    Depending on the number of stamps collected, the area, and purchases of 2,000 yen or more (tax included) along the coast of Iwate Prefecture, you will be entered into a lottery to win one of the following prizes.

A 3 Places Conquest Award

[1 highway stamp + 1 or more bath facility stamps in each of the 3 areas]

  • Free bathing ticket for two people...20 winners selected by lottery every month

B Sanriku Support Award

[One highway stamp + one or more bathing facility stamps + a receipt for purchases of 2,000 yen or more (tax included) from a coastal area (※)]

  • Coastal areas of interest
    Hirono Town, Kuji City, Noda Village, Fudai Village, Tanohata Village, Iwaizumi Town, Miyako City, Yamada Town, Otsuchi Town, Kamaishi City, Ofunato City, Rikuzentakata City
  • Specialties of Sanriku, Iwate Prefecture: 5 winners by lottery every month

C Area Domination Award

[1 highway stamp + all bath facility stamps in your chosen area]

  • Specialties from each area: 12 winners (4 areas x 3 winners)

D. All-location Conquest Award

[1 highway stamp + 33 bath facility stamps for all locations]

  • Free accommodation voucher for two: 5 people in total will be chosen by lottery
  • Completion certificate: All applicants

Double Chance

[For those who were not selected in the stamp rally lottery]

  • Iwate prefecture product... 2 people by lottery every month

In addition, the winners of each giveaway will also receive a free coffee voucher for service areas in Iwate Prefecture (Iwateyama SA, Shiwa SA, Maezawa SA).

  • The Iwate Prefecture products given as gifts were provided by Hanamaki Tourism Association, Kanegasaki Town Tourism Association, Oshu City Tourism and Products Association, Hiraizumi Town, Ichinoseki City Tourism Association, Nishiwaga Town Tourism and Products Promotion Council, Nishine Roadside Station, Kitakami City, and Tono Kaze no Oka Roadside Station.

3. How to apply for stamp rally

Please fill in the necessary information in the dedicated envelope with stamping space on the pamphlet and apply.

  • Application deadline: The end of each month (valid postmark on the day)
  • Final application deadline: Tuesday, December 31, 2024 (postmark on that day is valid)

Four. How to get the brochure

Brochures can be obtained at the following SA / PA located in Iwate, Akita, Miyagi, Fukushima, and Yamagata prefectures. Please drop in when using the Expressway.

SA/PA where you can get the brochure *For both inbound and outbound lines

E4 Tohoku Expressway
Hanawa SA, Iwateyama SA, Takizawa PA, Yahaba PA, Shiwa SA, Kitakami Kanegasaki PA
Maezawa SA, Chojabaru SA, Sugo PA, Kunimi SA, Adachi Tara SA
E4A Hachinohe Expressway
Origami SA
E46 Akita Expressway
Kinshu Lake SA / Nishisenkita SA
E48 Yamagata Expressway
Sagae SA

Five. Campaign participating facilities

33 locations in Iwate Prefecture (see attached pamphlet [PDF: 6.9MB])

6. Customer contact information

  • キャンペーンに関する問い合わせ
    NEXCO東日本お客さまセンター
    TEL 0570-024-024(24時間オペレーターが対応)
    または 03-5308-2424
  • Inquiries regarding opening hours and fees of each bathing facility
    Please contact the facilities listed in the brochure directly.

Attachment

"Highway Iwate Onsen Tour Service Campaign 2024" Brochure [PDF: 6.9MB]

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"Doratoku" is a collective term for services provided by NEXCO EAST Tohoku Branch for the local community to enjoy the drive to customers who use expressways.

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NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office has established "Regional Liaison Committees" in each prefecture with the aim of improving the vitality of the entire Tohoku region and revitalizing regional exchanges by discovering and widely promoting attractive tourism resources, and has organized the "Highway Iwate People's Town Network" with the aim of working together with the region. In addition to holding the "Highway Iwate Hot Spring Tour Service Campaign 2024," NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office will work to improve the vitality of the entire Tohoku region through various initiatives to promote the attractions of the region through Expressway.

NEXCO EAST Group has positioned the period from 2021 to 2025 as a period for contributing to the achievement of the SDGs and transforming toward a new future society, and is undertaking a variety of initiatives.
We believe that this "Iwate Hot Springs Service Campaign 2024" initiative will contribute to SDGs goals 8 and 17 as a business activity that promotes sustainable tourism and revitalizes local communities.

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