U-Turn Rush begins January 3 at 10:01
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.
Shinkansen going up peak 3rd 4th
According to the JR companies, the Shinkansen climb is expected to reach the peak of the U-turn rush from the 3rd to the 4th. All of them are almost full all day.
Also, according to airlines, domestic air flights are almost fully booked throughout the day for flights to Haneda and Osaka from various places.
Tomei Kanetsu Expressway Tohoku Expressway 35km Traffic Congestion Expected
The U-turn rush is expected to peak on the 3rd, unlike the homecoming rush, which had a tendency to disperse on expressways.
As of 9:30 a.m., there is a traffic jam of 10 km on the up line of the Meishin Expressway, starting at Kusatsu Junction in Shiga Prefecture.
Intense traffic congestion of more than 30 km is expected on the up line going to Tokyo etc. mainly in the afternoon,
▽ The Tomei Expressway starts at around 1:00 pm near the Yamato Tunnel in Kanagawa Prefecture ▽ The Kanetsu Expressway starts around 5:00 pm near the Kosaka Service Area in Saitama Prefecture ▽ The Tohoku Expressway starts around 6:00 pm Saitama Around 35 km of traffic congestion is expected in the vicinity of the Kazo interchange in the prefecture.