NEXCO West Japan press release (2024.11.06) NEXCO West Japan E3 Kyushu Expressway Hirokawa service area (outbound line) will start a new hometown tax payment service! At Hirokawa SA (outbound line: towards Kumamoto), we will start a hometown tax donation service using the in-store hometown tax donation service “Furusatozu” from 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 8, 2020.
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“Furusato’s” “Furusato’s” is a service that allows you to make a donation on the spot at a store in the area you visit and receive a return gift on the spot. A new type of store-based hometown tax donation service developed by Sankaku Kikaku Co., Ltd., which is characterized by offering return gifts that can only be experienced in the places you visit, rather than choosing the local government to donate from among return gifts. is. If you use your smartphone to read the two-dimensional barcode on the flyer/poster placed at Hirokawa SA (outbound line) and donate to Hirokawa Town from the website, you will receive an electronic ticket as a return gift on the spot. You can immediately use it for shopping and dining at Hirokawa SA (down line). The NEXCO West Japan Group and Hirokawa Town collaborated to make this happen because receiving local products sold in SA through hometown tax payments will lead to regional development and regional co-creation. This is the second hometown tax donation initiative in SA/PA in the Kyushu area, following the “Hometown Tax Vending Machine” at Koga SA (up line). ■Details [Start date] Friday, November 8, 2020, 11:00~ [Location] E3 Kyushu Expressway Hirokawa SA (down line) [Available donation times] 24 hours [Payment method] Credit card, convenience store deferred payment [Return gift/donation amount] E-tickets are available depending on the amount of your donation. * The donation amounts and electronic tickets that can be selected are as follows. Donation amount: 10,000 yen (3,000 yen electronic ticket), 17,000 yen (5,000 yen electronic ticket), 34,000 yen
(electronic ticket worth 10,000 yen) Electronic tickets are displayed on your smartphone in 1,000 yen increments and are valid for 6 months from issue. It can be used at restaurants and shopping corners on Hirokawa SA (outbound line), where it can be used to buy return gifts common to Fukuoka Prefecture such as Hakata mentaiko, Yame tea, and Amaou, as well as local products from Hirokawa Town. *Please check the bulletin board inside Hirokawa SA (outbound line) for eligible products. *Cannot be used at snack corners/food courts, bakeries, and specialty stores.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/16810/431/16810-431-07b48f816a62bdd73a7f0970f8ebc2ea-768×147.png ■Flow of use (can be used in about 3 minutes) (How to obtain an electronic ticket) 1. From the special page that appears when you read the two-dimensional barcode on your smartphone, select the return gift (electronic chip) that you would like to donate. Please select ket). 2. Please enter donor information (name, address, payment method, etc.). (How to use electronic tickets) 3. When paying for eligible shopping or meals at Hirokawa SA (down line), show the electronic ticket you obtained to the staff and press “Mark as used.” *To use the service, you must register as a member of Furusato’s. *Click here for the URL page of “Furusatos”
https://furusatos.com/hirokawa/shops/217 (Donation function starts from November 8th) * Various documents related to the donation receipt will be mailed by Hirokawa Town at a later date. *As with regular hometown tax payments, return gifts are limited to those who have a resident card outside the town.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/16810/431/16810-431-3bb1e0f2a2b6768ba62fb32fecb2e9cb-876×691.png ■Event commemorating the start of hometown tax donation service On Friday, November 8, 2020, an event to commemorate the start of the service will be held at Hirokawa SA (outbound line) by the Mayor of Hirokawa. ・Date and time: Friday, November 8, 2020, 11:00 *It may be canceled in case of stormy weather. ・Location: E3 Kyushu Expressway Hirokawa SA (outbound line) In front of the main store entrance ・Details: Unveiling ceremony, “Hometown tax donation demonstration” by Mayor Hirokawa, Hirokawa town town revitalization mascot character The appearance of “Hirokawa Machiko-chan”, etc.
