Tokaido Shinkansen users decreased by 8% Impact of factors such as a decrease in Chinese tourists February 20 18:35
JR Tokai revealed that the use of the Tokaido Shinkansen from January 1 to 19 this month has decreased by 8% compared to the same time last year. This was mainly due to a decrease in the use of Chinese tourists due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
According to JR Tokai, the number of users of the Tokaido Shinkansen from 1st to 19th of this month has decreased by 8% compared to the same time last year in preliminary figures. Use of express trains also fell by 15%.
Analysis of the reason why the company has declined the use of Chinese tourists due to the spread of the new coronavirus, and that the decline of holidays is larger than on weekdays, so Japanese may be refraining from domestic travel doing.
In the hotel business, cancellations of accommodation are currently expected to reduce sales by more than 100 million yen between January and the end of March.
In commercial facilities, sales at the Nagoya station building, which houses JR Nagoya Takashimaya, etc., decreased 6.3% from January 1 to 16 this month.
At a press conference, Shin Kaneko of JR Tokai said, "Travel products for foreigners have been on an increasing trend, but have not gained momentum since the end of January. There is a movement to refrain from traveling and going out in Japan, so it is impossible to see the future." I said.