[E18] Exam support event held at Yokokawa SA on Joshinetsu Expressway
~Prayers for success with distribution of anti-rock charms and installation of cherry blossom message boards~
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- [E18] Exam support event held at Yokokawa SA on Joshinetsu Expressway
November 28, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Nagano Construction Office
NEXCO EAST Nagano Construction Office (Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture) will be holding an event to distribute "Furakuishi" (unfallen rocks) amulets at the Yokokawa Service Area (hereinafter "SA") on the E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway (hereinafter "Joshinetsu Expressway") to support students and their families as exam season approaches.
What is "Fuorokuishi"?
This "unfalling rock" is made from andesite that "did not fall" during the Kitanomaki rock mass excavation work on the Joshinetsu Expressway, and was created with the hope that people would "not fall" on their exams.
(1) Date and time
Friday, November 28, 2025 - early April, 2026 (planned)
- The amulets are limited in quantity and will be distributed until they are gone.
(2) Location
Around the information counter at Yokokawa SA (In-bound and Out-bound lanes) on the E18 Joshinetsu Expressway
(3) Distribution target
Customers using Yokokawa SA
(Anyone can receive the certificate, including the student themselves, their family, friends, etc.)
(4) Content
北野牧岩塊撤去工事で発生した「落ちなかった岩石」を使用した不落石お守りとして無料配布します。
また、インフォメーションで桜の花びら型の付箋をお渡しし、受験生への応援メッセージ等を記入することができます。館内に設置した「桜メッセージボード」に付箋を貼って、桜の木を満開にしましょう！
さらに、「#横川SA」「#不落石」のハッシュタグを付けてSNSに投稿して、受験生にエールを届けましょう！
近隣の学校にも贈呈します
安中市立安中第一中学校、安中第二中学校、松井田中学校、群馬県立高崎高校、信州大学附属長野中学校、長野県立屋代高校、千曲市立屋代中学校の3年生にも、不落石を贈呈いたします。
Attachment material
Overview of Joshin-Etsu Expressway Kitanomaki Construction Project [PDF: 494KB]
NEXCO EAST Group has positioned the period from 2021 to 2025 as a period for contributing to the achievement of the SDGs and transforming society toward a new future, and is undertaking a variety of initiatives.
We believe that this "Exam-Taker Support Event at Yokogawa SA" 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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