Event Announcement 📣

On Thursday, October 30th this year, the Doto Expressway will mark its 30th anniversary since opening, and we will hold a commemorative event for the Tokachi-Shimizu IC to Ikeda IC section 😊

The event will feature stage shows by local groups along the route, character greetings, a photo panel exhibition covering the 30 years since opening, and a grand lottery with prizes for 30 winners, including accommodation vouchers for Tokachigawa Onsen!!

📌Stage Shows by Local Groups Along the Route
📍10:10–10:30 Calligraphy performance by the Calligraphy Club of Obihiro Hakuyo High School
📍10:50–11:20 Local hero show of Obihiro City
📍11:30–11:50 HIP HOP dance show by the JOYFIT Dance Circle

📌Special Guest: Talk Session with Hiroyuki Morisaki
📍13:00–14:00 We invite Hiroyuki Morisaki, a member of the theater unit TEAM NACS, for a talk session themed “30 Years Since Opening: Toward the Future.”

📌Character Greeting
📍NEXCO East Japan’s manners-promotion characters Manaty and Ikanzame will appear, along with Ushikun, the mascot of the Obihiro Tourism & Convention Association, and Onigiri Shian, a local VTuber from Kushiro who also serves as a COOL Kushiro City tourism ambassador. They’ll be visiting—please take photos with them! 🎵

📌Grand Lottery with Luxurious Prizes
📍Among visitors on the day, 30 winners will be chosen by lottery to receive luxurious prizes.
🔸Tokachigawa Onsen accommodation voucher (worth 50,000 JPY)
🔸Tokachigawa Onsen day-use bathing tickets
🔸Pair tickets to see the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (for the game on September 22, 2025)
Other regional gourmet items from along the Doto Expressway will also be available 😍
*Lottery participation tickets will be distributed on the day.* 🎵

Date and Time: Monday, September 15, 2025 (public holiday) 10:00–15:00
Venue: Tokachi Plaza, 1st Floor Atrium and Large Assembly Room

Please come with your family and friends!!
We look forward to seeing you 🤗


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