We will hold an event to commemorate the opening of the Ken-O Road O Expressway (between Togane JCT and Kisarazu East IC)
~ Japan's first! A real elephant will come to Expressway (Kan-Etsu Expressway Kosaka SA)
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- We will hold an event to commemorate the opening of the Ken-O Road O Expressway (between Togane JCT and Kisarazu East IC)
February 25, 2013
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Kanto Regional Head Office
Chiba Prefecture and NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Taito-ku, Tokyo) will be opened on April 27 (Saturday) Ken-o Expressway between Togane JCT ~ Kisarazu Higashi IC (42.9km) (hereinafter referred to as "Ken-O Road") Will be held in the Takasaka Service Area (SA) of the Kan-Etsu Expressway.
This event will be held as part of a campaign commemorating the opening of the Ken-O Road. Details of the campaign will be announced separately.
In this event, Ken-O Road addition to carry out the sale, such as peripheral municipalities of tourism PR and specialty products, Ken-O Road popular of "Ichihara elephant country" on the wayside, is "Randy" of elephants, attractions Recommended We will introduce the performance.
1 date and time
Sunday, March 3, 2013 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (planned)
2 places
Kan-Etsu Expressway Kosaka SA (In-bound Line) * (Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture)
- The upper and lower lines of Kosaka SA are connected by stairs, so you can also use the stairs from the Out-bound line.
3 Content
(1) Stage event (from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm)
We will hold a photo session (photo session) where local characters in Chiba prefecture such as "Cheba-kun" and the character "Manati" of NEXCO EAST will gather, and a mini live of local idols in Chiba prefecture. I will.
In addition, the elephant “Randy” came from the “Ichihara Elephant Country” along the Ken-O Road line and landed at Expressway for the first time. Ken-O Road We will hold a performance to introduce tourist spots around the area and a commemorative photo session with visitors.
≪Randy appearance time≫
(1) From 11:00 am to 12:00, (2) From 1:00 pm to 2:00, two times are planned.
Timetable (planned)
| Time | Content |
|---|---|
| 10：30～11：00 | Opening event (local character introduction/photo session) |
| 11：00～12：00 | Elephant "Randy" opens Ken-O Road, tourism PR, commemorative photo session |
| 12：00～12：30 | Red pepper and sightseeing PR by local character "Api-chan" in Sosa City |
| 12：30～13：00 | Togane-shi local idol "YASSA Comachi" mini live |
| 13：00～14：00 | Elephant "Randy" opens Ken-O Road, tourism PR, commemorative photo session |
| 14：30～15：00 | Local character introduction/photo session |
| 15：00～15：30 | Togane-shi local idol "YASSA Comachi" mini live |
| 15：30～16：00 | A lottery for winning the "Ichihara Elephant Country" admission ticket by the local character "ELFA" in Ichihara City |
| 16：00～16：30 | Performance by local characters “Pee-chan” and “Nacchan” in Yachimata |
| 16：30～17：00 | PR of sea hunting by local character "Kisapon" in Kisarazu |
- Times and contents are subject to change or change depending on the weather and progress.
(2) Attractive PR spots in Chiba Prefecture
In addition to distributing tourist pamphlets and local character goods, we sell special products such as peanuts and wet rice crackers, as well as fresh vegetables from Chiba Prefecture such as carrots and cabbage, goldfish grass, and cut flowers such as color.
(3) Introducing the appeal of Expressway
We will offer suggestions for fun leisure activities on the Expressway and SA/PA gourmet foods.
(4) Fun lottery (10am-4pm)
A lottery will be held for customers who have a receipt* that has been purchased for ¥1,000 or more at the Kosaka SA (upper and lower lines) and the sightseeing PR corner, and win a wonderful prize.
- With respect to receipts issued by Kosaka SA, you can draw once each time the total exceeds 1,000 yen. Food courts (ticket vending machines) for which no receipt is issued are not eligible. Also, although no receipt will be issued at the sightseeing PR corner, one lottery ticket (for example, two tickets for 2,000 yen) will be handed out every time the purchase amount at one place exceeds 1,000 yen.
- The lottery will end as soon as there are no more prizes.