Perfect for skiing or snowboarding. A plan that offers discounts on round-trip Expressway tolls.

ETC limited discount “Winter Pass® 2024” goes on sale today,
Available from December 1st

This winter, we are launching a new ``Set Plan'' where you can enjoy unlimited rides and hops off when you use Dorawari and accommodation or lift tickets as a set.

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October 25, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.

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NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) sells a planned discount called "Dorawari" in collaboration with regions that stimulate tourism demand.
This winter, we will start selling the ``Winter Pass 2024'' (hereinafter referred to as ``this product''), which offers a discount on Expressway tolls exclusively for ETC vehicles, from 2:00 p.m. today, October 25th (Wednesday) (applicable to regular cars and light vehicles). automobiles, etc.).

This product offers discounts on round-trip Expressway tolls to destinations ideal for skiing and snowboarding. This year, we are also offering 6 ``Set Plans *'' from the Tokyo metropolitan area that offer unlimited hop-on and hop-off plans when you use this product and ``accommodation or lift tickets, etc.'' as a set. (*Set plans require a separate accommodation fee or lift ticket fee in addition to the Dorawari price.)
We continue to offer 19 round-trip plans from last season with departure and arrival areas in the Tokyo metropolitan area, Sendai, and Niigata. Please use all means.

ETC limited driver discount “Winter Pass 2024” departure and arrival area

(Please see the attached document [PDF: 216KB] for details on departure and arrival areas and destination areas)

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Image of metropolitan area departure and arrival area
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1. Product Summary

Usage period (common to round trip plans and set plans)

From Friday, December 1, 2020 to Monday, April 1, 2021 *, a maximum of 2 consecutive days or a maximum of 3 days

  • Excludes December 26, 2020 (Tuesday) to January 4, 2020 (Thursday).

Set plan (metropolitan area) ~New release from this winter~

Only for those who use this product and "accommodation or lift ticket, etc." as a set. Maximum of 2 consecutive days (maximum of 3 days for [Zao Plan]), Expressway access from the departure/arrival area (metropolitan area only) to the destination area for a fixed fee. A plan that allows you to hop on and off as much as you like is.

Set plan usage example

Example of advantageous use Image of Maiko Snow Resort x Winter Pass Set Plan

Round trip plan (Metropolitan area, Sendai, Niigata)

 This plan allows you to use Expressway for one round trip from the departure/arrival area (Metropolitan area, Sendai, Niigata) to the destination area for a fixed fee for up to three consecutive days.

Round trip plan usage example ~Departing from and arriving in the metropolitan area~

Advantageous usage example Image image of Yuzawa / Numata / Minakami plan
Advantageous usage example Image image of Inawashiro / Bandai plan
Advantageous usage example Image image of Abi / Hachimantai plan
Advantageous usage example Image image of Hakuba / Shiga / Myoko plan

Each plan (selling price / target model)

  1. Set plan (metropolitan area)
  2. Destination area Available days Standard-sized car Light vehicles, etc.
    Capital Area Yuzawa, Numata, Minakami 2 days 5,100 yen 4,100 yen
    Hakuba, Shiga, Myoko 2 days 7,600 yen 6,100 yen
    Sugadaira/Karuizawa 2 days 5,600 yen 4,500 yen
    Zao 3 days 10,000 yen 8,000 yen
    Inawashiro/Bandai 2 days 8,100 yen 6,500 yen
    Nasu/Shiobara 2 days 5,600 yen 4,500 yen
    • For set plans, in addition to the Dorawari rate, additional fees such as accommodation fees or lift tickets are required.
  3. Round trip plan (Metropolitan area, Sendai, Niigata)
Destination area Departure area Available days Standard-sized car Light vehicles, etc.
Capital Area Yuzawa, Numata, Minakami Capital Area 3 days 6,100 yen 4,900 yen
Kawagoe - Hanazono 3 days 5,100 yen 4,100 yen
Hakuba, Shiga, Myoko Capital Area 3 days 8,700 yen 6,900 yen
Kawagoe - Hanazono 3 days 7,600 yen 6,100 yen
Sugadaira/Karuizawa Capital Area 3 days 6,600 yen 5,300 yen
Kawagoe - Hanazono 3 days 5,600 yen 4,500 yen
Zao Capital Area 3 days 10,600 yen 8,400 yen
Iwatsuki-Hanyu 3 days 10,000 yen 8,000 yen
Inawashiro/Bandai Capital Area 3 days 8,700 yen 6,900 yen
Iwatsuki-Hanyu 3 days 8,100 yen 6,500 yen
Mito 3 days 5,800 yen 4,600 yen
Nasu/Shiobara Capital Area 3 days 6,100 yen 4,900 yen
Iwatsuki-Hanyu 3 days 5,600 yen 4,500 yen
Sendai Appi/Hachimantai Sendai 3 days 6,600 yen 5,300 yen
summer oil Sendai 3 days 4,500 yen 3,600 yen
Inawashiro/Bandai Sendai 3 days 5,100 yen 4,100 yen
Niigata Yuzawa Niigata 3 days 4,800 yen 3,800 yen
Hakuba, Shiga, Myoko Niigata 3 days 5,500 yen 4,400 yen
Inawashiro/Bandai Niigata 3 days 4,500 yen 3,600 yen

(Note) The Zao Plan allows you to travel from the departure/arrival area to the destination area via either ① Yamagata Expressway (via Murata JCT) or ② Tohoku-Chuo Expressway (via Fukushima Junction Toll Gate/Yonezawa Kita Main Line Toll Gate). Available at the above sales price. However, in the case of ② via Tohoku-Chuo Expressway (via the Fukushima Junction Toll Gate/Yonezawa Kita Main Line Toll Gate), you will need to re-board Expressway during the round trip from the departure/arrival area to the destination area. For more information, please check "2. How to use" below.

2. How to use

Set plan (metropolitan area)

[Set with accommodation]

  1. Please apply for a set plan and accommodation in advance via the Internet (our travel website `` DraPla no Tabi'').
    • Applications will be accepted from 2:00 pm on Wednesday, October 25th.
  2. Please use Expressway with the ETC card and vehicle type that you registered at the time of application.

[Set with ski resort lift tickets, etc.]

  1. Please apply in advance via the Internet (our website "DraPla").
    • Applications will be accepted in late December.
  2. Please use Expressway with the ETC card and vehicle type that you registered at the time of application.
  3. Please obtain a "Winter Pass Set Plan Exchange Ticket" at the designated service area (SA)/parking area (PA) * on the way to the ski resort.
    • Please see our website "DraPla" set plan page for the exchange ticket installation area.
  4. Please present the exchange ticket and the "Set Plan Coupon" screen from the application completion email at the ski resort to purchase a set plan exclusive lift ticket, etc.

Round trip plan (Metropolitan area, Sendai, Niigata)

  1. Please apply in advance via the Internet (our website "DraPla").
    • Applications will be accepted from 2:00 pm on Wednesday, October 25th.
  2. Please use the ETC card you registered at the time of application and the model of vehicle as follows.
    ① Outward trip ⇒ ② Image of return trip

    Please use in the order of ①⇒②.

    ① Outbound: Take from the IC in the departure / arrival area and get off at the IC in the destination area
    ② Return trip: Take from the IC in the destination area and get off at the IC in the departure / arrival area.

    【please note】

    • ② Return trip ⇒ ① Outbound trip cannot be used in this order.
    • (1) Outbound and (2) return trips are applicable when getting on and off at an IC within the area.
    • Both (1) outbound and (2) inbound routes cannot be used outside the area. If you use the vehicle outside the area, a toll may be charged for all or part of the trip in addition to the fare for this plan.
    • Only when using the Zao Plan via Tohoku-Chuo Expressway (via the Fukushima Junction Toll Gate/Yonezawa Kita Main Line Toll Gate), be sure to perform the following [1] to [4] consecutively on the outbound and return journeys. please. Also, please make connections at [2] and [3] consecutively within 6 hours.
      In addition, if the outbound and return journeys are not made consecutively in the order of [1] to [4], or if the transfers from [2] to [3] are not made within six consecutive hours, This plan is not applicable.

    [Outbound trip]
    [1] Flow through any IC within the departure/arrival area
    [2] Pass through the Tohoku-Chuo Expressway Fukushima Junction tollgate, passing only on Expressway under our jurisdiction.
    [3] Pass through Tohoku-Chuo Expressway Yonezawa Kita Main Line toll gate
    [4] Exclude any IC within the destination area by driving only on Expressway under our jurisdiction

    [Return trip]
    [1] Inflow to any IC within the destination area
    [2] Pass through Tohoku-Chuo Expressway Yonezawa Kita Main Line toll gate, passing only on Expressway under our jurisdiction.
    [3] Pass through Tohoku-Chuo Expressway Fukushima Junction toll gate
    [4] Driving only on Expressway under our jurisdiction and exiting any IC within the departure/arrival area

3. Benefits etc.

  1. ETC mileage service points plus campaign
    If you apply for and use the Dorawari sold by our company on weekdays only, we are running a campaign in which you will receive an additional ETC mileage point of 15% of the Dorawari sales price. Please check the URL below for details.
    https://www.driveplaza.com/assets/pdf/etc/drawari/mileage/info_mileage_20221025.pdf
  2. E-NEXCO point present
    Customers using E-NEXCO pass will receive 50 E-NEXCO points in addition to regular points.
  3. Special benefits and survey gifts
    We collaborate with target ski resorts, accommodation facilities, hot spring facilities, tourist facilities, service areas, parking areas, etc. around the destination area to provide great benefits such as discount services and survey gifts.

If you are a business that would like to consider tourism-related services in conjunction with Dorawari, please contact us using the contact information below.

往復プラン(仙台発着、水戸発着)、セットプラン(蔵王、猪苗代・磐梯)について
 NEXCO東日本東北支社 Tel.(直通)022-395-4002(受付時間/平日9:00~17:30)

往復プラン(首都圏発着)、セットプラン(菅平・軽井沢、那須・塩原)プランについて
 NEXCO東日本関東支社 Tel.(直通)048-631-0001(受付時間/平日9:00~17:30)

往復プラン(新潟発着)、セットプラン(湯沢・沼田・水上、白馬・志賀・妙高)プランについて
 NEXCO東日本新潟支社 Tel.(直通)025-241-5111(受付時間/平日9:00~17:30)

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"Dorawari " means the discount of ETC fee reserved in advance by NEXCO EAST Co., Ltd., driving information such as otaku information in the service area · parking area, point service of the official card "E-NEXCO pass", etc. It is a generic term for services to have "drive travel" enjoyed by "cheap" in various scenes.

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"DraPla Tabi" is NEXCO EAST 's travel product sales website. We handle travel products and accommodation facilities in the eastern Japan area that take advantage of the region's high-quality tourism resources and infrastructure resources unique to Expressway companies.

The NEXCO EAST Group has positioned the period from 2021 to 2025 as "a period that contributes to the achievement of the SDGs and transforms into a new future society," and is making various efforts.
We believe that this "Dora-wari" initiative will contribute to the SDGs goals No. 8 and No. 17 as business activities that will lead to the promotion of sustainable tourism and the revitalization of local communities.

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