U.S. Turn Rush today starts at 4:01 on January 3
The U-turn rush for those who have spent the New Year holidays in their hometowns and resorts will start on the 3rd, and transportation and highways will be crowded in the morning.
According to JR companies, Shinkansen is expected to reach the peak of U-turn rush from 3rd to 4th, and the Shinkansen of Tokaido / Sanyo Shinkansen, Joetsu / Hokuriku, Tohoku / Hokkaido and Akita / Yamagata will eventually Is almost full all day.
In addition, depending on the airline company, domestic air flights are almost fully booked all day to Haneda and Osaka. Unlike the homecoming rush, which has a tendency to decentralize the expressway, the U-turn rush is expected to peak today, with heavy traffic of over 30 km on the upbound route to Tokyo and other places around the afternoon.
Of these, around 1 pm on the Tomei Expressway, near the Yamato Tunnel in Kanagawa Prefecture, around 5 pm on the Kanetsu Expressway, near the Takasaka Service Area in Saitama Prefecture, and around 6 pm on the Tohoku Expressway. In the vicinity of the Kazo Interchange, traffic congestion of 35 km is expected.