Consecutive traffic on some expressways Congestion Shinkansen and airport are not noticeably congested August 9 12:42
Many people enter the Obon holidays, but some expressways are congested, while the number of Shinkansen passengers remains low.
According to the Japan Road Traffic Information Center, as of 11:00 am, the congestion on expressways in various places is 25 km at the beginning of the Kanetsu Expressway near the Tsurugashima Interchange in Saitama Prefecture, and the Chuo Expressway is down Tokyo. 17 km from the Hino bus stop, 12 km from the Meishin Expressway near the Kyoto Higashi interchange.
Also, due to the accident, the Tomei Expressway descends 12km, starting near the Yokohama Machida Interchange.
On the other hand, according to JR companies, the occupancy rate of free seats on the Shinkansen by 10:00 am is less than 30% on both inbound and outbound routes, and there is no noticeable congestion.
In addition, according to the summary of 11 major domestic airlines, the number of domestic flight reservations during the Obon period has decreased significantly to about 40% of last year, and every year at Haneda Airport, which is crowded with many people, 9 days, There was no visible crowd of people checking in, and there was no noticeable congestion.