The Obon holiday period has begun, and the peak of the down Shinkansen used for homecoming is 7 days.

While there seems to be no noticeable congestion, reserved seat reservations have increased slightly from last year, which was the lowest ever, and railroad companies are calling for masks in the car and modest conversations.

According to JR companies, the number of reserved seats on the Shinkansen during the Obon period was 660,000 as of July 19, which is about 10% more than last year, which was the lowest among the records due to the spread of the new coronavirus. increase.



On the other hand, compared to the adults before the spread of the infection, reservations were only about 20% and there was no noticeable congestion, but as of the 5th, compared to last year's reservations,


▽ Tohoku Shinkansen 166%,


▽ Joetsu Shinkansen 165% ,


▽ Since it is 163% on the Hokuriku Shinkansen,


it seems that there are trains with few vacant seats mainly in

the

morning.



For this reason, railway companies are taking thorough infection control measures such as disinfecting trains and stations, and also distributes reserved seat reservation status and current congestion information in trains using apps, etc., and avoids busy hours. I am calling for you to do it.



In addition, I would like you to continue to be careful about infection control, such as wearing a mask in the car to keep conversations modest.

Strengthen infection control measures for drivers and conductors

Railway companies are strengthening measures to prevent the spread of infection to drivers and conductors and affect their operation.



Keikyu Corporation in Yokohama City distributes portable alcohol sheets to drivers and conductors and thoroughly implements infection control measures such as disinfecting equipment shared by multiple people, such as a "route table" that shows the operation schedule.



In addition, many drivers sometimes crowded in the waiting room between driving, so from July we set up an additional waiting room to prevent the spread even if infected people come out. ..



From December last year to January, the infection spread to 39 drivers and others on the Toei Subway, and the number of trains on the Oedo Line had to be reduced to about 70% for more than two weeks. As a result, railway companies want to take thorough measures even during the Obon festival.

Domestic air flights about 1.4 times more than last year

Domestic flights during the Obon holidays peak on the 7th. Reservations during the period have increased about 1.4 times compared to last year, and many people visit the PCR testing facility at the airport for pre-boarding testing.



According to a summary of 11 major domestic airlines, about 1.64 million people booked domestic flights during the 10 days from the 6th to the 15th of the Obon period as of July 29. It has increased 1.4 times from the same period last year.



The peak of reservations is 7 days for down flights from Haneda and Osaka to various places, and 15 days for up flights. Regarding the increase in reservations, airline companies are vaccination mainly for the elderly, and grandparents' We analyze that the main factor is that there are many families visiting the regions where they are located.



At the domestic terminal of Haneda Airport, there is a private PCR inspection facility that passengers use before boarding, and the average number of inspections was about 1000 per day until mid-July, but from the end of July it is one day. It has increased to about 1500 cases.



Until now, most of the inspections were conducted by office workers on business trips for business purposes, but recently, younger generations and families are increasingly inspecting for homecoming purposes.



A 20-year-old male college student who went home after undergoing a PCR test said, "I thought that I and my parents would be anxious if I went home without taking the test. So, even if I go home, I will continue to work hard and be careful about infections. "



A woman in her thirties who returned to Kumamoto with her two- and four-year-olds said, "I haven't seen him since the corona infection spread, so I want to show my parents the child's face. I think I can be relieved if I know it. "