Roadside Station Uzushio is scheduled to reopen on Sunday, October 19, 2025.
The official logo of the new Roadside Station Uzushio has been released on our website in advance of its opening.
The operational concept of the new Roadside Station Uzushio is "vortex excitement. The logo also reflects this concept.
Therefore, in order to make Michi-no-Eki Uzushio more familiar to more people, we are looking for the name of the mascot character, which is also the official logo of the station!
The winner will receive a gift certificate worth 50,000 yen that can be used at Uzushio Roadside Station.
Other special prizes will be awarded to the selected winners, who will receive a small gift.
Please submit your ideas for the perfect name for this character!
*Please check the details of the application and terms and conditions.
concept

The operational concept of the new roadside station Uzushio is "voracious excitement.
In order to promote Michi no Eki Uzushio, the closest roadside station to Uzushio, we incorporated a character based on the Uzushio motif into the logo. We hope that you will visit Michi no Eki Uzushio as the first destination for sightseeing in Awaji Island with a voracious and excited mind! This is the idea behind the logo.

Application Guidelines
target group
Anyone with a connection to Awaji Island or Roadside Station Uzushio can apply. (Even if you just have fond memories of a trip to Awaji Island, that's fine.)
*One entry per person, individual entries only.
※採用者には賞品の発送のため氏名・ご住所を提示いただきます。
selection process
The organizer will judge the entries and select the Grand Prize and Special Prize.
prize
Grand Prize (1 work) - 50,000 yen gift certificate for use at Uzushio Roadside Station
◆Special prize (a few winners): Michi no Eki Uzushio original product set
*If more than one entry is selected for the same award, priority will be given to the entry selected by lottery or to the first entry received.
precautions
*All copyrights, trademark rights, and any other rights (including rights under Articles 27 and 28 of the Copyright Act) related to the adopted character names belong to the Company.
*One entry per person, individual entries only.
*The name of the character must be created by the applicant and unpublished.
*Entrant warrants that it has the lawful right to enter this campaign and that the character name design does not infringe on the rights of any third party (including copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights or rights of honor or privacy).
How to apply
Apply via web form
Please apply using the dedicated application form, indicating the following information
Required information
Naming Proposal
The meaning of the name
Your name (handle name is acceptable)
Contact
What kind of connection do you have with Awaji Island and Uzushio Roadside Station?
*For those selected, we will ask for your name and address again in order to send out the prizes.
Application period
Approximately one month from Friday, August 1, 2025 at 9:00 to Sunday, August 31, 2025 at 15:00
Announcement of results
September 5, 2025 (Fri.) 17:00 Announced on the official Roadside Station website and official SNS
The names of the winners will not be disclosed. However, we may introduce the winners' names without identifying them, and we will not disclose their personal connections to Awaji Island or Michi-no-Eki Uzushio.
*Winners will be contacted directly around the date of publication.
For inquiries, please contact
Organizer: Uzunokuni Minami-Awaji Inc. (Roadside Station Uzushio management company)
Contact: Michi no Eki Uzushio Naming Campaign Office<uzunokuni-cp@uzunokuni.com>
*Please note that we do not accept inquiries by phone.