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 (example)

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, 1978.
Editor-in-chief of the men's information magazine in Niigata, published on the 18th of every month.
Familiar with the gourmets of the prefecture, especially in ramen, he has a wealth of knowledge that he is called "Naigata Ramen Great King".

Photo of FM Niigata personality Tomokei Nakamura

◆FM Niigata Personality Tomokazu Nakamura
Born near the world heritage Himeji Castle, 21 years since I came to Niigata. Gliding through the Seto Inland Sea at the age of 16 (Small ship class 1). Obtained a diving license in Sado. He became interested in vegetable sommeliers and traveled and became interested in Japanese culture. Disaster prevention officer.

Photo of Echigo Joetsu Uesugi Hospitality Warlords

◆Echigo Joetsu Uesugi Hospitality Warlords
April 29, 2011 The Uesugi Army has been revived since the Warring States period in order to liven up Echigo Joetsu.
The Echigo dragon "Kenshin Uesugi" is the first, the second owner "Keikotsu Uesugi", the captain of the female warrior "Matsue", the head of Ashugaru "Jugoro", and "Tsubame" of Ashigaru are mainly "hospitality". We are developing a battle named!

3 Smartphone site "Niigata Drive" screen image

Image of top page
【top page】
Image image of the introduction of the drive course
[Introduction of driving course] (example)


  • You can search the drive course from three types: "Search by season" "Latest articles by category ★ Sports/Outdoors ★ Culture/Traditional crafts ★ Hot springs ★ Food" "Search by area"
  • Information transmission from social media

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