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August 5th (Tuesday) Event for elementary school students
"Highway☆Kids Exploration Team 2025" to be held!
~ Come visit the rock removal work site on the Joshinetsu Expressway [E18] during your summer vacation! ~
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- On Tuesday, August 5th, we will be holding an event for elementary school students called "Highway☆Kids Exploration Team 2025"!
Applications for participants for "Highway☆Kids Exploration Team 2025" have now closed.
Thank you for all your applications.
June 23, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Kanto Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture) announced on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, that E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway (hereinafter referred to as "Joshinetsu Expressway") Kitano Pasture Kitano Maki At the construction site "Highway☆Kids Exploration Team 2025" will be held.
We are currently looking for people interested in participating, so please apply.
What is "Highway Kids Adventure 2025"?
In order to familiarize children with Expressway, this event is a special opportunity during the summer holidays to experience the world of Expressway, which they would not normally be able to see. This year, it has been the talk of the town on TV and in magazines, E18 The event will be held at the Kitanomaki construction site, where large-scale rock removal is underway on the Joshinetsu Road!
- Date
Tuesday, August 5, 2020
Two sessions in total, one in the morning and one in the afternoon - Location
Gunma Prefecture, Annaka City, Joshinetsu Expressway, Kitano Maki Construction Site - Participation fee
free- Participants will be responsible for transportation costs to and from the meeting point.
- Capacity
Morning and afternoon sessions: 14 groups, 28 people each
Total of 28 groups, 56 people- Applications are limited to pairs of one child (grades 4-6) and one adult (18 years or older).
- If there are a large number of applicants, a lottery will be held.
Please see the next page for details, including points to note when applying.
1. Event details and application requirements
| ①Date | Tuesday, August 5, 2025 Two sessions in total: one in the morning and one in the afternoon |
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| ②Venue | Gunma Prefecture, Annaka City, Joshinetsu Expressway, Kitanomaki Construction (see "3. Construction site overview (location)") |
| ③Participation fee | free
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| ④ Gathering | JR Yokokawa Station Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park Large vehicle parking lot (Morning course: Meet at 9:30, Afternoon course: Meet at 14:00)
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| ⑤Itinerary (Morning and Afternoon) |
The tour will take approximately 3 to 4 hours, including travel from the meeting point to the departure point. (Meeting place) JR Yokokawa Station Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park Large vehicle parking lot → Kitano Maki Construction Site Office (Explanation of construction, etc.) → Kitano Maki Construction Site Tour → (Disband) JR Yokokawa Station Usui Pass Railway Cultural Park Large vehicle parking lot
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| ⑥ Capacity of each course | Morning and afternoon sessions: 14 groups (28 people) each (total: 28 groups (56 people)
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| ⑦How to apply: Application period |
Please use the special application form on NEXCO EAST website.
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| ⑧ Participation decision/ Contact Us |
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| ⑨ Application conditions: Precautions 【important】 |
Please read the application conditions and notes below and the "Event Participation Terms" in the application form, and only apply and participate if you agree to the terms.
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| ⑩ Contact Information |
NEXCO東日本お客さまセンター（24時間受付） ナビダイヤル：0570-024-024 または 03-5308-2424 ［当社お客さまセンターでは、本件に関するお客さまのご応募状況（当選・落選の結果等）について、個別にお答えはできかねます。何卒ご了承ください。］ |
A partial image of the experience
What is the Furakuishi amulet?
This talisman is made from rocks that "didn't fall" excavated during the Kitano Maki construction project, and is imbued with the symbolic meaning of "not failing" exams.
Last year, the handbags were distributed at the nearby Yokokawa SA and presented to high schools and junior high schools, which was covered by the media and became a hot topic.
2. What is Kitanomaki Construction?
Joshinetsu Highway Matsuida Myogi Matsuida Myogi Interchange (hereinafter referred to as "IC") ~ Located at the top of the Kitanomaki Tunnel (length 190m) located between the Usui Karuizawa Usuika Izawa IC (Kitanomaki) (Kitanomaki, Matsuida-cho, Anaka City, Gunma Prefecture) Approximately 95 rocks with an initial height of 70 m and an average inclination angle of 70°, It is a drastic rockfall countermeasure work that excavates and removes 000㎥.
Construction began in Heisei 29, and a temporary pier and incline (elevator that can accommodate two dump trucks at once) as a transportation path for excavation, and a rock shed (temporary roof on Expressway) and rock bolts (reinforcing bars to prevent rocks from falling from rock masses) were installed and constructed as safety measures during excavation. Full-scale excavation will begin in May of the 5th year of Reiwa, and all construction is scheduled to be completed in the 11th year of Reiwa.
At this event, we plan to ride the construction monorail and see heavy machinery such as huge cranes and excavation sites.
Construction status (June 2025)
3. Overview of the construction site (venue)
NEXCO EAST Group has positioned the period from 2021 to 2025 as a period for contributing to the achievement of the SDGs and transforming toward a new future society, and is undertaking a variety of initiatives.
We believe that the "Highway Kids Exploration Team 2025" initiative will contribute to SDGs goals 4 and 17 as a business activity that leads to educational support and other activities.
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