Smartphone dedicated site "Niigata Drive"
Service starts from Monday, July 3

-Introducing a drive course with a unique world view by a unique group of writers-

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July 3, 2017
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata office

NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) is collaborating with Newsline Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Niigata City), which publishes the monthly magazine Niigata Komachi, to create a smartphone-only site to boost driving travel in Niigata and neighboring prefectures. Niigata Drive Will start service from Monday, July 3rd.

1. Service Overview

"Niigata Drive" mainly lives in Niigata Prefecture. Introducing the drive course from the unique perspective of the writer team full of individuality I do Website exclusively for smartphones

2. Unique writers (examples)

Yang Pictures

◆ Yang
Born on June 26, 1970, born in Niigata and raised in Niigata.
A middle-aged man who cannot grow up.
Local personalities active in Niigata such as radio personalities, reporters, and narrators.
FM Niigata "NEXCO EAST presents Drive as it is Yang" main personality.

Monthly Niigata WEEK! Photo by Takahiro Katayama, Editor-in-Chief

◆Monthly Niigata WEEK! Editor-in-Chief Takahiro Katayama
Born in Itoigawa City in 1978.
He is the editor-in-chief of a men's information magazine published in Niigata Prefecture on the 18th of every month.
He is well versed in the prefecture's gourmet food, and his knowledge of ramen in particular is so extensive that he is known as the "King of Niigata Ramen."

Photo of FM Niigata personality Tomokei Nakamura

◆FM Niigata personality Nakamura Chikage
Born near Himeji Castle, a World Heritage Site, she has been living in Niigata for 21 years. At the age of 16, she started gliding in the Seto Inland Sea (small vessel class 1). She obtained a diving license in Sado. Her passion led her to become a vegetable sommelier, and her interest in Japanese culture through travel led to her becoming a kimono dressing instructor. She is also a disaster prevention specialist.

Photo of Echigo Joetsu Uesugi Hospitality Warlords

Echigo Joetsu Uesugi Hospitality Warrior Corps
April 29, 2011 The Uesugi army was revived from the Sengoku period to liven up Echigo Joetsu.
Led by the Dragon of Echigo, "Uesugi Kenshin," the second head of the family, "Uesugi Kagekatsu," the female warrior squad leader "Matsue," the foot soldier group leader "Jugoro," and the foot soldier "Tsubame," a battle called "hospitality" is being waged around the ruins of Kasugayama Castle!

3. Screen image of the smartphone-only site "Niigata Drive"

Image of top page
【top page】
Image image of the introduction of the drive course
[Introduction of driving course] (example)
  • You can search for driving courses by three options: "Search by season," "Latest articles by category ★ Sports & Outdoors ★ Culture & Traditional Crafts ★ Hot Springs ★ Food," and "Search by area."
  • Information dissemination via social media
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