"Hanasaki Umihotaru 2007" "Painting Competition Award Ceremony"

NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Taito-ku, Tokyo Regional Head Office President Hirozo Saeki) holds various events in the Umihotaru Parking Area this year as it is the anniversary year of the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway. ..

As part of this event, "Hanasaku Umihotaru 2007" will be held on Saturday, March 17th.

At this event, with the theme of Minamiboso, which has come a little earlier in the flower season, with the aim of attracting tourists to the Minamiboso region, the production and exhibition of a huge flower arrangement at the venue with the cooperation of Chiba Prefectural Kazusa High School. In addition to the above, the gardening guidance and horticultural counseling sessions will be held by the students, as the full-scale gardening season is approaching.

In addition, we hold a gardening quiz for guests gathering at the venue to plan gifts for flower pots such as pansies.

In addition, at the venue, with the support of the Chiba Prefectural Board of Education and the Chiba Prefectural Elementary Association, the NEXCO EAST Chiba Painting Contest Secretariat held the award ceremony for the "Painting Contest" held from December last year to January this year. I will do it.

This contest was designed for elementary school students in Chiba prefecture, and the outstanding works were selected for each grade from approximately 2000 entries. On the day of the event, children who draw excellent works will be invited together with their parents to the venue to present a certificate and commemorative gift.

In addition, Togane City is planning to publicize sightseeing and local products, such as "Yasasa Odori" by children, to make the venue alive.

1 Date and time

Saturday, March 17, 2007

2 venue

Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway Umihotaru Parking Area 4th Floor

3 Other

(1) Chiba Prefectural Kazusa High School
Kazusa Senior High School won the Prime Minister's Award at the "41st National Flower-filled Contest (2004)" and the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award at the "15th National Flower Town Contest (2005)" In addition, he has a history of winning prizes in numerous competitions.
In addition, activities by volunteers to plant and manage public facilities in the prefecture are highly praised, and letters of appreciation are given by the prefecture and prefectural councils and other organizations.
Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway, the flowers of the seasons are continuously planted and managed by the idea of students from the school to entertain visitors from all over the country with beautiful flowers. This event was planned as a part of these activities, and to promote the fun of growing plants by directly contacting customers.

(2) Painting competition
This was carried out with the aim of getting Expressway to become familiar with elementary school students in Chiba Prefecture, and about 2000 works were submitted during the recruitment period.
The award ceremony this time was selected from among these works to be the excellent ones through a strict examination.
In addition, excellent works will be exhibited in the future at Ken-O Road, the opening ceremony venue of Tateyama Road and the rest facility of Expressway, which will be seen in Chiba Prefecture. ..

(3) Future event schedule
Among the events related to the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway other events scheduled for March are as follows.