Expressway are not scary even for beginners! NEXCO EAST x Datsurin Sensei
We will explain driving tips on TikTok and YouTube!

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September 19, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.

NEXCO EAST has collaborated with "Datsurin Sensei," a TikToker and driving school instructor, to release a how-to video for people who are not familiar with driving on Expressway.
Starting at 6pm today, four videos will be released sequentially on Datsurin Sensei's TikTok and YouTube accounts.
The aim is to alleviate the anxiety that beginner drivers have when driving on Expressway by providing easy-to-understand explanations through videos on aspects such as lane changes and merging.

Image of [Safe Lane Change Edition]
[Safe lane changes]
Image of [Zipper Confluence Edition]
[Zipper Confluence Edition]
Image of [Beware of slowing speed]
[Beware of slowing down]
Image of the [Expressway True or False Quiz]
[Expressway True or False Quiz]

Among active driving school instructors, Datsurin Sensei is the TikToker with the most followers in Japan.
NEXCO EAST has been collaborating with Datsurin Sensei to produce and publish videos that provide humorous and fun explanations of Expressway driving tips since 2024. As of September 19, 2025, the most viewed video has been viewed 770,000 times and has been well received.
A total of four collaboration videos will be released this time, scheduled to be released every Friday around 6pm.

Release Schedule

series title Published date
8th installment "Safe Lane Change" Friday, September 19th, around 6pm
9th installment "Zipper Confluence" September 26th (Friday) around 6pm
10th installment "Beware of speed reduction" October 3rd (Friday) around 6pm
第11弾 "Expressway True or False Quiz" Friday, October 10th, around 6pm

Video released in 2024

series title
Vol.1 "Passing through the toll gate"
Part 2 "Tips for merging"
3rd "How to accelerate on the main line"
4th installment "Tips on how to park at SAPA"
5th installment "How to get off the main line"
6th installment "In the unlikely event of a malfunction"
7th installment "What if you are provoked?"
Image of "Passing through the toll gate" version: 770,000 views
["Passing the toll gate" edition: 770,000 views]

Datsurin Sensei's official SNS (videos posted here)

Profile of Professor Datsurin

Image of Professor Datsurin

An account by an instructor at Tsukinowa Driving School in Shiga Prefecture.
It has the most followers in Japan in the driving school industry, focusing mainly on videos about "driving school things."

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