"The 13th Hokkaido Expressway Four Seasons Photo Contest" will be held

Recruitment starts on May 19th (Thursday), and an exhibition of the previous award-winning works will be held in Chikaho from the same day to 21st (Saturday).

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Image image of the four seasons photo contest logo on the Hokkaido Expressway

May 9, 4th year of Reiwa
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo) will hold the "13th Hokkaido Expressway Four Seasons Photo Contest". The application period for works is from May 19th (Thursday) to December 31st (Saturday). This contest has been held since 2008 for the purpose of fostering familiarity with the Expressway in Hokkaido and disseminating the attractive scenery of Hokkaido, and so far more than 6,500 works have been submitted. I am.
In addition, the 12th work was solicited last year at the Sapporo Ekimae-dori underground pedestrian space (Chi Ka Ho) for three days from May 19th (Thursday) to 21st (Saturday) to coincide with the start of the work recruitment. We will hold an exhibition of contest winning works.

Photograph of "The Earth, the Sky, the Sea, and the Us Who Live There" (12th "Landscape with a Expressway" Category Grand Prize)
"The earth, the sky, the sea, and us who live there"
(The 12th "Landscape with a Expressway" category highest award)
Photograph of "Mt. Yotei summit in the midwinter" (12th "Four Seasons of Hokkaido" category highest award)
"Mt. Yotei summit in the midwinter"
(The 12th "Four Seasons of Hokkaido" Category Best Award)

1. 1. Recruitment department and prizes

  1. "Landscape with Expressway" category
    • Target work
      A photo of the Expressway and rest facilities in Hokkaido managed by NEXCO EAST as part of the landscape
    • prize
      ・ Grand Prize (1 person) Travel ticket for 100,000 yen
      ・ Excellence Award (2 people) Travel ticket for 50,000 yen
  2. "Four Seasons of Hokkaido"
    • Target work
      Photos that feel the uniqueness of Hokkaido in each of spring, summer, autumn and winter
    • prize
      ・ Grand Prize (1 person) Travel ticket for 30,000 yen
      ・ Spring Award, Summer Award, Autumn Award, Winter Award (1 person each) Travel ticket for 10,000 yen
Image of the Expressway in Hokkaido managed by NEXCO EAST (green line in the figure below)
  • In addition to the above, 5 works in both categories will be selected as a "common prize", and the winners will be presented with a travel ticket worth 5,000 yen.

2. Application period

From May 19th (Thursday) to December 31st (Saturday), 2022

3. Application method

 Please access the dedicated site, fill out the application form, upload the data of the submitted work, and apply.

Four. Result announcement

Around March 2023, the winners will be notified by e-mail, etc., and will be announced on the dedicated site.

Five. Exhibition of previous contest winning works

A total of 13 award-winning works from the "12th Hokkaido Expressway Four Seasons Photo Contest", which was solicited last year, and 50 entries from those who received the Hokkaido Expressway 50th Anniversary Award, which is limited to the 12th Contest. 63 works will be exhibited. Please visit this exhibition where you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of various parts of Hokkaido.

  1. Date and time
    May 19th (Thursday) to 21st (Saturday), 2022 / 10:00 am to 7:00 pm each day
  2. place
    Sapporo station square underground pedestrian space (Chi Ka Ho) "Relaxing space" (west side)
[Image of the exhibition] Photo 1
[Image of the exhibition] Photo 2
[Image of the exhibition]
Image of [Venue location map]
[Venue location map]

The NEXCO EAST Group has positioned the period from FY2021 to FY2025 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 "Hokkaido Expressway Four Seasons Photo Contest" will contribute to SDGs Nos. 8 and 17 as business activities that will lead to the promotion of sustainable tourism and the revitalization of local communities.

Image of SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS logo and SDGs target 8th and 17th logos
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