We support winter events!

-"Snow statue" and "Snowball battle court" also appear in Waatsu PA-

January 30, 2013
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Sapporo City Atsubetsu Ward), to make you feel the splendidness and enjoyment of winter sightseeing in Hokkaido, there is a "snow statue" and "snowball battle court" at the Do-O Expressway Wheel Thickness Parking Area (PA). We will hold a "support event" for sightseeing in Hokkaido this season as part of our contribution to the region.

Also, this time, we will invite the players of the women's soccer team "Nordia Hokkaido" who are challenging the Nadeshiko league with the local youth soccer team to hold snow statue making & snowball experience events etc.

Speaking of winter events, snow statues

Four snow statues will appear in Waatsu PA (direction Sapporo).
Of the four, two have appeared our manners-up character "Manati" and the snow road researcher "Dr. Mammothie".

Image of last year's snow statue Dr. Manati Mammoshi

Snow image making & snowball battle experience in Waatsu PA

Image of Nordia Hokkaido
  • Implementation date and time
    Saturday, February 2 from 10:00 to 15:00
  • Place of implementation
    Rinatsu PA [To Sapporo] (Rinatsu, Kitahiroshima City)
  • Participating team
    ・15 Sapporo Boys (Youth Soccer Team)
    ・Nordia Hokkaido (female soccer team) 16 players
  • Implementation content
    (1) Snow statue making experience
    You will actually experience making a snow statue, such as shaving a part of the snow statue.
    (2) Snowball battle experience
    You can experience the sports "Snowball Battle", which has been selected as a Hokkaido Heritage, in the form of a game under the guidance and cooperation of the powerful teams participating in the Showa Shinzan International Snowball Battle.

Overseas tourists are also surprised! Snowball battle court

"YUKIGASSEN", which originated in Hokkaido (Sobetsu-cho), is now an international language. To support such a snowball fight, we established a snowball fight official court this year in Waatsu PA (direction Sapporo). Tourists from overseas are also surprised.
* Free to use, but prior application is required

[Application]
Snowball Battle Court Application Section (NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office Management Business Administration Section)

 電話:011-896-8961(直通)平日9時~17時

[Date of use]
From January 5 to February 17 (Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays ⇒ 9:00 to 16:00)

  • In addition to toilets, shops, dining rooms, jet heaters, helmets, etc.
Image image of match scene of snowball fight

Winter event information "Regional information dispatch corner"

We have pamphlets for winter events held in each municipality in Waatsu PA (in the direction of Sapporo), and we are promoting PR of sightseeing in Hokkaido in cooperation with the community.

Image image of winter event information "local information transmission corner"

"Ear Car" First landing in Hokkaido!

What a huge 2m high ear in a car. Its name is "Mimi Car". First landing in Hokkaido...The "ear car" that delivered a message of support for the earthquake recovery to Tohoku will appear on the Expressway and somewhere along it from February 2 to March 3. ..

Image of ear car

Stage event at the Sapporo Snow Festival

From February 5th (Tuesday) to 11th (Monday, National Holiday) during the "Sapporo Snow Festival" period, it is sold at Odori Park West 5-chome venue for a limited time from April to October at Waatsu PA. We sell Hokkaido joyful foods such as popular product "Saroma black beef skewers". Why do not you feel free to taste while watching the snow statue that attracts many people?

In addition, on the special stage, enjoy the three women's unit "Super Pants", our manners-up character "Manathi", and a song and dance by the snow road researcher "Dr. Mammothie"!

Image of last year's stage event

Sunagawa SA Customer Thanksgiving

Sunagawa SA venue Image image of the work name "Noboru"

February 9 (Saturday) - 10 (Sun) 14:00 am to 17 Do-O Expressway in Sunagawa service area (Sapporo direction), will hold a customer Thanksgiving "Winter Festival". We will welcome you at a lottery and winter circus (Vol.8) (*).

(*) An event we are working on at Scenic Byway. We will create and display snow shaped objects (land art) in collaboration with our group, Sunagawa City (until 20:00 on both days).

"Winter Circus" homepage

 

News of other events

  • From Friday, February 8th to 17th (Sun) ... We support "Otaru Snow Light Path"
  • February 16th (Sat) and 17th (Sun) ... We support the "IWAMIZAWA Doka Snow Festival".
  • February 23 (Sat) and 24 (Sun) ... We support the "Showa Shinzan International Snowball Battle".