Obon holiday weekend Shinkansen A dramatic decrease in users due to the influence of the new corona 12:19 on August 8

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We had a weekend with many people entering the Obon holiday from the 8th, but this time the number of Shinkansen users has dropped significantly due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and at the Shinkansen platform at Tokyo station, we usually use a smaller number of people. The figure of the person was conspicuous.

Use by a small number of people stands out

On the Shinkansen platform at Tokyo Station on the morning of the 8th, there were few family members heading home and traveling, and it was noticeable that one or two people used it.In the train, I was wearing a mask and sitting with as much space as possible. ..

In addition, at the platform, station staff distributed wet tissues for disinfection to users so that they could get on with confidence.

A 20-year-old college woman who says she will return to her parents' home in Ibaraki prefecture said, “I kept measuring my fever for a week and I had a normal fever, so my parents told me I could come home. I also promised to play with my local friends. I don't have it, so I spend it slowly in my house."

In addition, a man in his 30s who works for a real estate company on a business trip to Tochigi Prefecture said, "I'm afraid of corona because I have to go to the customer's place to do business, but I've come for sure. There are few."

A man in his 70s who went to Aomori Prefecture to visit his son's grave said, "I couldn't go home because I was told that my relatives wouldn't come home during the large holidays in May, so I would like to visit this time."

A man who returned to Aomori with three family members said, "I had an antibody test to go home. I am glad I could return because I have a law."

U-turn is not likely to be too crowded

According to JR, the occupancy rate of unreserved seats on the Shinkansen is often less than 10% for both routes, and the highest was 50% at the first departure of the Tokaido Shinkansen.

It is also expected that there will be no major congestion on the U-turn.

Customers at JR Shin-Osaka Station are sparse

The JR Shin-Osaka station's Shinkansen descent homes are crowded with many families during the Obon season every year, but on the 8th, people who get on and off the Shinkansen are scattered.

According to the JR, the occupancy rate of free seats on the Shinkansen departing from Shin-Osaka Station is less than 50%, and the number of passengers has decreased significantly compared to the average year.

A junior high school boy in Osaka, who goes to his grandmother's house in Nagasaki Prefecture, said, "I look forward to seeing my grandma and swimming in the civic pool. I'm worried about the new coronavirus, but wash my hands frequently. I'm careful."

In addition, a woman who is going to meet her husband who is appointed to work alone in Fukuoka prefecture said, "I had no declaration of an emergency, so I stopped going during the large holidays in May. I have been meeting since March. I'm happy because I don't have it."