Nine months of September 7:57 on September 7
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In order to alleviate the traffic congestion around Nara Park due to the rapid increase in tourist buses, it was found that less than half of the bus terminals that Nara Prefecture spent this spring spending 4.5 billion yen were used. This seems to be due to lower convenience in terms of convenience and cost compared to surrounding parking lots.
Nara Prefecture is spending about 4.5 billion yen in April near Nara Park to alleviate the traffic congestion around Nara Park, which has become serious due to the rapid increase in tourist buses carrying foreign tourists. Opened the bus terminal.
The prefecture expected to use approximately 15,000 units for the two months until June, but NHK confirmed the actual number of units in the information disclosure request, and it remained at 7020, less than half of the forecast. I understood that.
Buses that use the terminal require a fee of 2000 yen per trip, but because it is exclusively for getting on and off, you have to wait at a distant place while waiting for tourists, and there is also a parking fee separately there .
On the other hand, there is a prefectural parking lot near Nara Park where passengers can get on and off and wait at a charge of 2500 yen.
One of the bus drivers said, “The distance to sightseeing spots such as Todaiji Temple will not change”, and the reason why the use of the bus terminal does not increase is that it has a low advantage in terms of convenience and cost. It seems to be.
Nara Prefecture says, “Current usage is severe and very disappointing. I want to encourage the use of the terminal.”