Dorawari "Niigata sightseeing tour pass" will be sold

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April 24, 2009
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Nishi-ku, Niigata-shi, Regional Head Office president: Yoshio Shiraishi) is a "Dorawari" product for ordinary cars and light cars (including motorcycles) for use on weekdays and departing from the metropolitan area within Niigata prefecture. We will sell Dora-wari "Niigata sightseeing excursion pass" for customers who travel around the city and those who travel to and from Niigata prefecture.

1 Sales period (application acceptance)

From Friday, May 8, 2009 to Thursday, July 30

  • Please apply by the day before the use start date.

2 Usage period

From May 13 (Wednesday) to July 31 (Friday), 2009, a maximum of two consecutive days, including at least one weekday (*2 days pass is "Saturday/Sunday" "July 19/20) )) or up to 3 days (*3 day pass is excluded from "July 18, 19, 20"), each from 0:00 on the first day to 24:00 on the last day.

3 Use section

  1. "Metropolitan area departure and arrival type"
    One round trip between the departure and arrival area (Metropolitan area) and the tour area (Niigata prefecture) + unlimited rides within the tour area
    (Detail is Attachment 1 [PDF: 35KB] reference)
  2. "Niigata prefecture type"
    Unlimited rides within the departure and arrival area (in Niigata Prefecture)
    (Detail is Attachment 1 [PDF: 35KB] reference)

4 Sales price and target model

(1) "Metropolitan area departure and arrival type"

usage periodLight vehicles, etc.Standard-sized car
2-day pass6,500 yen8,000 yen
3-day pass7,500 yen9,000 yen

(2) "Niigata prefecture type"

usage periodLight vehicles, etc.Standard-sized car
2-day pass2,100 yen2,600 yen
3-day pass2,800 yen3,500 yen

5 Terms of use

It is necessary to meet all the following conditions.

  1. Please apply for a tour pass on our website (DraPla) by the day before use.
  2. Use the Expressway with ETC.
    • Please use the ETC credit card or ETC personal card to go through the toll gate via ETC wireless communication.

6 How to apply

Please apply from "DraPla" (http://travel.driveplaza.com/). (See Attachment 2 [PDF:35KB] for details)

7 Benefits

This product can receive a number of special benefits within Niigata Prefecture, such as discounted admission fees for Tenchi people related exhibition facilities. (See Attachment 1 [PDF:35KB] for details)

8 Others (when used only on weekends and holidays)

We do not sell tour passes, but you can use the special benefits by registering in advance.

Please pay the toll for what you actually travel using the time discount.

Example of using Dorawari "Niigata Sightseeing Pass" [PDF: 53KB]

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"Dorawari" is mainly for the advance reservation type ETC rate discount provided by NEXCO EAST, and offers useful information in the service area and parking area, point service of the official card "E-NEXCO pass", etc. It is a generic term for services that allow you to enjoy "driving trips" at various prices in various situations.

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