Stations and airports are quiet. Use of public transportation is limited. Corona effect May 1: 18:18
Large-scale holidays will start on the 2nd, but the use of public transportation such as railroads and air services is limited, and train stations and airports remain quiet.
According to JR, the seat occupancy rate on the Shinkansen is 20% for some trains such as the Nozomi No. 1 train bound for Tokyo and Hakata on the Tokaido Shinkansen at 6 am, but most trains start in the morning at 10%. It is below.
At JR Tokyo Station, almost no users were seen, and a man returning from a business trip said, "I had to do some work that I couldn't miss so I came to Tokyo for the first time in a few months. It took me a long time to get home because I was afraid of people riding, so I chose the Shinkansen. It's the first time I've seen Tokyo Station that is so crowded, and I'm really surprised. "
Most Shinkansen home stores are closed
According to a company affiliated with JR, most of the stores on the Shinkansen platforms that sell ekiben, etc. are temporarily closed due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
Of these, Tokyo Station has many stores on each line on the Shinkansen platform, but only a few stores are open and the users were sparse.
Empty flights and highways
With respect to domestic flights, ANA reduced 85% and Japan Airlines 60%, but Haneda Airport was quiet because there were vacant seats on the flights.
According to the Japan Road Traffic Information Center, there are no noticeable congestions and heavy traffic congestions in various parts of the expressway so far.