The number of train stations and airports on the first day of the Obon holiday has dropped significantly.
On the 8th, when many people entered the Obon holiday, the number of trains at stations and airports nationwide dropped significantly compared to the average of the holidays last August. It can be seen that there were many people who left home or traveled to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
NTT Docomo collects data from people nationwide in a form that protects privacy, based on information from mobile phone base stations.
According to this, the number of people as of 3:00 pm on the 8th when many people entered the Obon holiday was
66.5% around Tokyo Station compared to the average of holidays last August ,
▽Haneda Airport Terminal 1 It decreased by 42%.
At major airports nationwide,
▽New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido decreased 48.1%,
▽Naha Airport in Okinawa Prefecture 47.2%,
▽Fukuoka Airport 33.6%,
▽Osaka Airport 12.7%.
In the city centers of major cities,
▽ 45.4% in the near Nagoya Station,
▽ 32.9% in the near Umeda Osaka,
32.6% in the peripheral ▽ Fukuoka Tenjin,
were down 11.3% in the peripheral ▽ Sapporo Station.
In order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, it can be seen that many people made careful judgments about homecoming and travel and did not see it.