SAPPORO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--East Nippon Expressway Co.,Ltd. Hokkaido Regional Head Office has started the sale of Highway discount product for foreign visitors to Japan from April 1st, 2013 based on cooperation with TOYOTA Rent-A-Lease SAPPORO Co.,Ltd, TOYOTA Rent-A-Lease SHINSAPPORO Co.,Ltd, Nippon Rent-A-Car Hokkaido Co.,Ltd and ORIX Auto Corporation.
The "Hokkaido Expressway Pass" is a special product to drivers using a rental car with ETC that allows unlimited use of highways within hokkaido one flat rate.
ETC (Electronic Toll Collection) is a system that drivers using on ETC equipped car can pay expressway tolls through wireless communication without stopping at the tollgate. This extremely convenient system avoid the hassle of stopping to pay.
- Rates
| 2 Days 3,500 yen | 3 Days 5,000 yen | 4 Days 6,000 yen | 5 Days 6,500 yen | |||||
| 6 Days 7,000 yen | 7 Days 7,500 yen | 8 Days 8,000 yen | 9 Days 8,500 yen | |||||
| 10 Days 9,000 yen | 11 Days 9,500 yen | 12 Days 10,000 yen | 13 Days 10,500 yen | |||||
| 14 Days 11,000 yen |
- Service Period
| From | April 1st, 2013 | |||
| Until | April 13th, 2014 |
- Availability by Area
| All expressways in Hokkaido |
- Eligibility
| The HEP is available only to visitors to Japan, who hold a passport other than Japanese. | ||
| However, Japanese citizens who have permanent residence in another country are also eligible. |
- Process
| (1) Apply to each Car-rental company *Handing Shop (pdf) | ||
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(2) Rent a car and receive ETC card |
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| (3) Drive highways with the ETC card provided | ||
| (4) Finish your travels | ||
| (5) Return the car and ETC card |
- East Nippon Expressway Company Limited Website (English)