About free measures for those who lived in the warning area of the nuclear accident / those whose residence has been set as a specific evacuation recommended point

For those who have a hometown return pass card

This free measure applies to vehicles used for temporary return home in order to rebuild one's life.

​Please use the card in accordance with the purpose of use stated in the application form when applying for the card, and refrain from using the card for purposes that are not in line with the purpose of the card system.

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　法令により、原発事故の警戒区域等に居住されていた方・居住地が特定避難勧奨地点の指定を受けた方の無料措置は、令和8年3月31日（火）まで延長されました。本無料措置の適用には、事前に申し込みが必要な専用カード「ふるさと帰還通行カード」が必要です。

(Reference) Press release dated March 7, 2025
Extension of the period of "Free Expressway Travel for Evacuees from Restricted Zones Due to the Nuclear Accident" and Changes to Eligible Vehicles
-Extended until March 31, 2026, and from around summer 2025, truck-type medium-sized vehicles will be excluded from the free treatment -

　本無料措置の対象車種は「軽自動車等」・「普通車」・「中型車^※」です。

• From around the summer of 2025, medium-sized vehicles that are recorded as cargo in the "use" section of their vehicle inspection certificate (excluding vehicles with rear seats and a passenger capacity of 4 to 10 people with no partition between the passenger equipment and the cargo area, or vehicles with a partition between the passenger equipment and the cargo area and a maximum load capacity of 500 kg or less) will not be subject to the law.

　なお、「ふるさと帰還通行カード（桃色）」は、令和5年11月1日（水）0時以降ご利用いただけなくなりました。現在ご利用いただける「ふるさと帰還通行カード（緑色）」の発行には、東日本大震災発生時に居住されていた自治体窓口での手続きが必要となります。

The renewal application form required for the application procedure will be sent by registered mail to those who have a "Hometown Return Card (pink color)", but if you do not have the application form, please contact NEXCO EAST Customer Center. Please contact me.
If you are applying for a new "Hometown Return Pass Card", please contact NEXCO EAST Customer Center.

(Reference) Notice of October 20, 2020: The "Hometown Return Card" will be replaced on November 1, 2020.

If you currently have a "Hometown Return Passage Card (green) (including any certificate related to your travel route if you have one)", you will be able to continue using your card after April 1, 2025.

About free measures using "oldness and return traffic card"

About the terms of use and privacy policy of "Furusato Return Passage Card"

To apply for and use the "Furusato Return Passage Card", you must agree to the "Furusato Return Passage Card Terms of Use" and "Furusato Return Passage Card Privacy Policy" in advance.

• Furusato Return Pass Card Terms of Use and Furusato Return Pass Card Privacy Policy (enforced on April 1, 2023) [PDF: 2.4MB]

Appendix A Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Accident Area

Handling at the time of suspension of traffic under free measures for those who lived in the warning area of the nuclear power plant accident and those whose residence was designated as a specific evacuation recommendation point

• For those who are eligible for the free measure only for the section applied for at the time of card renewal or new application, from November 1, 2020 (Wednesday) onwards, the IC of the usage section written on the card will be one of the above A and D. It will be an IC. If you are forced to get on or off the bus at an IC that is not listed as a section due to road closures (ICs B and C above), please let us know. After confirming the above, it will be free of charge.

Please be aware of the use of free measures for those who lived in the warning area of the nuclear accident, or those whose residence was designated as a specific evacuation recommendation point

(About how to pass)

1. ETC lanes cannot be used.
   
   • Please be sure to take a toll ticket at the entrance
   • If you use the ETC lane at the entrance, it will not be free.
   • When using mixed lanes whose entrance is marked as "ETC/general" or "ETC/support", remove the ETC card from the in-vehicle device, enter the lane, and take a toll ticket. If you enter the lane with your ETC card inserted into the on-board device, it will be treated as an ETC vehicle and will not be free of charge.
2. Smart ICs cannot be used.
3. At the exit, present your passport and the "Furusato Return Passage Card" and tell the staff that you are an evacuee due to the nuclear accident.
4. In the lane where the toll checker is installed, please call the person in charge using the call button or lever before inserting the "Hometown Return Card".
5. If the exit tollhouse is a lane labeled "Support" or "ETC / Support", please inform the staff that you are an evacuee due to the nuclear accident by using an intercom or the like.
6. Please be sure to show the original “Hometown Return Card”. If you do not present your "Hometown Return Passage Card", it will not be free.
7. There is no charge if the person in question is on board (not the driver).
8. Yamagata Expressway / Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway (Yudonoyama-Sakata Minato), Tokyo Gaikado, Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway, Keiyo Road (tolls are handled separately from the travel subject to free measures) Shinozaki-Makuhari), capital Expressway, Hitachinaka toll road, Hitachi toll road, Daini Michinoku toll road, Choshi connecting road, etc. will be charged.
9. Those who will be issued a "Furusato Return Passage Card" with the usage section applied for when renewing the card or applying for a new card will need to follow the steps in 8 above. Regardless of the conditions, only the section of use written on the card (if a certificate is issued, this includes the section of use written on the certificate) whose entrance and exit are the ICs are eligible for free travel. Please note that If you are using the section of use listed on your "Certificate", please present your "Certificate" along with your pass and "Furusato Return Pass Card" at the exit. If you get on or off the train during the applicable section or travel beyond the applicable section, you will be required to pay the fare for the entire section actually traveled.
   However, this does not apply if the IC in that section cannot be used due to road closure. Please click here for information on handling during road closures.
10. Above 9. If you fall under the following categories and wish to change, add, or delete your registered usage section, you will need to complete the procedure using the usage section change application form. Please contact NEXCO EAST Customer Center.

(For those who are eligible)
Even if the caution area and the planned evacuation area are reviewed, the scope of the target person will not be changed for the time being.

Reference page

• Usage example [PDF: 60KB] (Free measures for those who lived in the warning area of the nuclear accident and those whose residence has been set as a specific evacuation recommendation point)
• Frequently Asked Questions (Free measures for people who have lived in nuclear accident warning areas, etc., or whose place of residence has been designated as a designated evacuation recommended point, and the hometown return pass card required to apply this free measure) about)