Highway Bus "Tokyo=Nagaoka/Niigata Route Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Tokyo-Nagaoka/Niigata Route Photo Contest

Seibu Bus Corporation, Seibu Kanko Bus Corporation, Niigata Kotsu Co. (Head Office: Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture; President: Masatoshi Tsukada), Seibu Kanko Bus Company (Head Office: Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture; Representative Director: Tsukasa Kawasumi), Niigata Kotsu Co. (headquartered in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture; Hisashi Ibi, President) will jointly hold a photo contest to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the "Tokyo-Nagaoka-Niigata Route" express bus service in "a town where express buses run.

Photo Contest Entry Flyer

This contest will be held to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the "Tokyo-Nagaoka/Niigata Route," a joint express bus service operated by four companies, in December 2025, with the theme of "towns where express buses run," with the aim of communicating the attractions that will revitalize the local community. We will be accepting a wide range of wonderful photos from everyone, not limited to photos of buses, but also photos of architecture, scenery, traditional events, etc. that show the climate of the cities, towns, and villages where the route's stops are located.

Winners of the contest will be awarded with a grand prize of a free four-trip ticket on the Tokyo-Nagaoka/Niigata route, as well as other prizes such as original goods from each company.

The "Tokyo-Nagaoka/Niigata Route," which marks the 40th anniversary of its first service between Ikebukuro and Niigata Stations in December 1985, currently operates 16 daytime and 16 nighttime buses from Shinjuku Station to the Sado Kisen Terminal via Ikebukuro, Kawagoe, Nagaoka, and other destinations. The service has been used for a variety of purposes and occasions since its opening, including by customers returning to Tokyo and other destinations, despite the Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake in 2004 and the Corona disaster.

We will continue to provide comfortable transportation services to our customers with safety and security as our top priority, and through holding photo contests, we will express our gratitude to the people along our routes and in the local communities.

We invite you to submit your works filled with the charms of the cities where our highway buses operate in Tokyo, Saitama, and Niigata.

The details of the contest are as follows.

Outline of the contest】 【Summary of the contest

Name

Photo Contest Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the "Tokyo-Nagaoka/Niigata Route" Highway Bus Service in "Towns Where Highway Buses Run

Application period

Friday, August 8, 2025 - Friday, October 31, 2025

How to apply

Please submit your entry form on the Seibu Bus special page.

https://www.seibubus.co.jp/kousoku/40th_anniversary/photo_contest/

Entries by mail or over the counter will not be accepted.

Prizes

Grand Prize (1 entry): A free 4-trip invitation for the Tokyo-Nagaoka/Niigata route

Excellent Prize (3 entries): Free 2-trip invitation for the Tokyo-Nagaoka/Niigata route

Niigata Kotsu Prize (1 work): Assorted novelties and goods

Echigo Kotsu Award (1 work): Assorted novelties and goods

Seibu Bus Prize (1 work): Assorted novelties and goods

Seibu Kanko Bus Prize (1 work): Assorted novelty goods

Seibu Kanko Bus Prize (1 work): Assorted novelty goods

Entry Requirements

There are no conditions for entry. (However, those under 18 years of age must have the consent of a parent or guardian.)

Entries must be taken after the year 2022.

Entries must be in JPEG or PNG format and no larger than 10 MB.

Composition and processing are not allowed. (Color tone, lightness, darkness, sharpness adjustment, and cropping are allowed, but excessive retouching that is too far removed from the actual image may be excluded from the selection process.)

The copyright of the submitted works belongs to the entrant. However, the organizer reserves the right to freely use the submitted works when creating advertisements and promotional materials.