Some-Q Technology Signs Naming Rights Agreement with Satte City, Saitama - Sotonohashi Near Famous Gongendo Sakura Tsutsumi Renamed 'Some-Q Sakura Bashi' ~Pillar Painting and Signage Installed Using Company Products~
Some-Q Technology acquired naming rights for Sotonohashi in Satte City, renaming it 'Some-Q Sakura Bashi'. The company is contributing to the local community by painting pillars and installing rust-preventive signs using its own products.
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Some-Q Technology Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Goka-machi, Sashima-gun, Ibaraki Prefecture, President and CEO: Sadao Hishiki) announces that on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, it concluded a naming rights agreement with Satte City, Saitama Prefecture for the Sotonohashi bridge, located near the famous cherry blossom viewing spot, Gongendo Sakura Tsutsumi. Sotonohashi is a bridge located in the Gongendo district of the city, spanning the Gongendo Sakura Tsutsumi cherry blossom bank, and its name has been officially decided as "Some-Q Sakura Bashi" (Some-Q Cherry Blossom Bridge).
As a company with a factory in Satte City, we will continue to collaborate with the local community and work towards realizing a sustainable society.
The funds generated from the naming rights will be utilized for the maintenance and management of the facility.
Gongendo Sakura Tsutsumi is a representative scenic asset of the region, where approximately 1,000 cherry trees bloom in spring, bustling with many visitors every year. "Some-Q Sakura Bashi," spanning the cherry blossom bank, is a daily community road for local residents and an important bridge for the region used by visitors when coming to the cherry blossom bank.
Comment from Mr. Sumio Kimura, Mayor of Satte City, Saitama Prefecture
"The fact that Sotonohashi has received the nickname 'Some-Q Sakura Bashi' is highly significant for our city, and I am confident it will become a new regional symbol that remains in the hearts of visitors. Naming rights are symbolic initiatives where companies and local governments partner to jointly support and nurture the future of the region. Taking today's signing as an opportunity, I hope that 'Some-Q Sakura Bashi' will be loved by many people for a long time and greatly contribute to enhancing the charm of Satte City."
Comment from Sadao Hishiki, President and CEO of Some-Q Technology Co., Ltd.
"I am deeply grateful and humbled by the generous words from Mayor Kimura. When speaking of Satte, it's the cherry blossoms of Gongendo. For us, we are thrilled, thinking, 'We have been given such an opportunity.' It was in 1989 that we built a small factory in Satte. After 40 years, I am sincerely grateful to have been blessed with this wonderful opportunity."
■ Setting up a name signboard on "Some-Q Sakura Bashi"
In time for the blooming of the Gongendo cherry blossoms, we will paint the pillars of "Some-Q Sakura Bashi" and set up a signboard featuring the new name using our company's products. The painting of the pillars has been completed. The signboard will be treated with rust prevention and is scheduled to be installed. We pray that "Some-Q Sakura Bashi" will be cherished by the local community and become a bridge connecting the charm of Satte City to the future, while we continue to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society through this project.
As a company with a factory in Satte City, we will continue to collaborate with the local community and work towards realizing a sustainable society.
The funds generated from the naming rights will be utilized for the maintenance and management of the facility.
Gongendo Sakura Tsutsumi is a representative scenic asset of the region, where approximately 1,000 cherry trees bloom in spring, bustling with many visitors every year. "Some-Q Sakura Bashi," spanning the cherry blossom bank, is a daily community road for local residents and an important bridge for the region used by visitors when coming to the cherry blossom bank.
Comment from Mr. Sumio Kimura, Mayor of Satte City, Saitama Prefecture
"The fact that Sotonohashi has received the nickname 'Some-Q Sakura Bashi' is highly significant for our city, and I am confident it will become a new regional symbol that remains in the hearts of visitors. Naming rights are symbolic initiatives where companies and local governments partner to jointly support and nurture the future of the region. Taking today's signing as an opportunity, I hope that 'Some-Q Sakura Bashi' will be loved by many people for a long time and greatly contribute to enhancing the charm of Satte City."
Comment from Sadao Hishiki, President and CEO of Some-Q Technology Co., Ltd.
"I am deeply grateful and humbled by the generous words from Mayor Kimura. When speaking of Satte, it's the cherry blossoms of Gongendo. For us, we are thrilled, thinking, 'We have been given such an opportunity.' It was in 1989 that we built a small factory in Satte. After 40 years, I am sincerely grateful to have been blessed with this wonderful opportunity."
■ Setting up a name signboard on "Some-Q Sakura Bashi"
In time for the blooming of the Gongendo cherry blossoms, we will paint the pillars of "Some-Q Sakura Bashi" and set up a signboard featuring the new name using our company's products. The painting of the pillars has been completed. The signboard will be treated with rust prevention and is scheduled to be installed. We pray that "Some-Q Sakura Bashi" will be cherished by the local community and become a bridge connecting the charm of Satte City to the future, while we continue to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society through this project.