【E4】東北自動車道 津軽SA「りんご園」がオープン!

~10月22日(木)開園式を開催し一般開放を始めます~

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October 15, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office Aomori Management Office

NEXCO EAST Aomori Management Office (Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture) will open its apple orchard to the public so that customers using Expressway can relax and unwind from driving fatigue through an apple-picking experience. We would like to inform you that an opening ceremony will be held as follows.
At the apple orchard at the Tsugaru Service Area (hereinafter referred to as "SA") on  the E4 Tohoku Expressway, both northbound and southbound, we cultivate 47 apple trees of eight varieties, including Aomori Prefecture's representative variety "Fuji," as well as "Tsugaru," "Senshu," and "Starking." In addition, we will be affixing "Safe Driving" stickers to the cultivated apples and using sun-tanned apples to promote traffic safety. Furthermore, at the opening ceremony, the children of Takagi Children's Garden, a social welfare corporation, will perform a dance.

[Opening ceremony of the apple orchard]

  1. Date and time
    October 22, 2020 (Thursday) 10:00~ (about 1 hour)
  2. Location
    Tohoku Expressway Out-bound Tsugaru SA
  3. Implementation content
    • Dance performance by children from Takagi Kindergarten
    • Tape cut
    • Apple picking by kindergarten children (harvesting experience)
  • The ceremony will go ahead in the event of light rain, but may be cancelled in the event of bad weather.

[Apple orchard open to the public]

  1. Opening period
    October 22, 2020 (Thursday) 11:00~
    Ends when apples run out.
  2. 開放時間
    8:00~17:00(開園式当日は11:00~17:00)
    (夜間は暗く転倒事故の危険があるため、閉鎖いたします。)
  3. Harvested quantity
    To allow more customers to enjoy the service, One per person per visit I would appreciate it if you could.
  4. Apple orchard location
    Tohoku Expressway Tsugaru Service Area

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