"Wattsu! Yukinko Hiroba" will be held

～Let's enjoy the snow this winter!～
[Monday, January 14th, 2008 to February 22nd, 2008 (40 days)]

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January 7, 2008
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Sapporo City Atsubetsu-ku, Regional Head Office President: Katsuji Kubotera) is set in the "Wakka Hokkaido's "Attractiveness" and "Genki" Information", set in the Do-O Expressway Waatsu Parking Area (Out-bound: towards Sapporo). "Wattsu! Yukinko Hiroba" will be held.

Holding period

From Monday, January 14, 2008 to Friday, February 22

Venue

Do-O Expressway Waatsu Parking Area (PA) (Out-bound line: Sapporo direction)

Wanatsu PA (Out-bound line: toward Sapporo) has a traffic volume of 15,000 vehicles/day, and is a place where many tourists stop from New Chitose Airport, which is the gateway to the sky, toward Sapporo.

Time

10:00 to 16:30 (Details Attachment [PDF: 1.3MB] As of)

Content

[Snow slide]

It is a "snow slide" that both adults and children can enjoy.

[Snow light path]

In the evening, the magical "Snow-Akari no Michi" illuminated by candles will appear.

[Information Corner]

We will set up a pamphlet for information on winter events held in each municipality free of charge, and will help with tourism promotion.

[Winter Circus] (First appearance this year!)

Land art using snow will appear in the pure white snow scene. It is a "snow art" projecting images at night.

[International standard snowball court]

An international standard snowball fight court. NEXCO EAST supports the Showa Shinzan International Snowball Battle.

[Wakkun snow statue]

A snow statue of "Watsu! Yukinko Hiroba" image character "Wakkun" welcomes you.

"Watts!" "Yukinko Hiroba" is our "Management Philosophy" ^*1 Based on the above, we will support tourism in Hokkaido, and throughout the period, we will send "winter Hokkaido's "attractiveness" and "energy" information" to many tourists visiting from abroad including inside and outside Hokkaido.

*1 “Management Philosophy”・・・“ NEXCO EAST Japan contributes to the vitalization of the Japanese economy as a whole by supporting the development of local communities and the improvement of living by maximizing the effects of Expressway.”

Event schedule

The timing of holding and opening may change depending on snow conditions and weather.

・Application for "Snowball Battle Court"

This (the second page) [PDF: 1.3MB] It is as follows. You can use it for "free".
[Time] Holidays 10:00 to 21:00 / Weekdays 18:00 to 21:00 (equipped with night equipment)
Applications are on a first-come, first-served basis, so please make an early reservation.

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