JR reservation for Obon is 80% less "the smallest ever" "New corona affected" 11:13 on July 23

During the Bon Festival next month, the reservation status of reserved seats on JR and Shinkansen and conventional lines for limited express trains remained at about 20% of the same period last year, the lowest since 1996 when a record was left. ..

According to JR companies, the number of reserved seats during the Bon period from the 7th to the 17th of next month is 750,000 seats out of a total of 10.53 million seats available for Shinkansen and conventional express trains at the time of ototo. Stays in

This was a large drop of 21% compared to the same period last year, and it was the smallest since 1996 when the record was left.

By line, compared to last year, the Tohoku Shinkansen is 19%, the Tokaido Shinkansen is 21%, the Sanyo Shinkansen and the Hokkaido Shinkansen are 22%, and the Kyushu Shinkansen is 25%.

The day with the most reservations is 8 days down and 16 days up.

According to JR companies, the spread of the new coronavirus is continuing to refrain from going home and traveling.