Due to the effects of blizzards and heavy snow, trains were suspended, and many passengers were stranded at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on the night of the 23rd.
It also had a great impact on the students taking the entrance examinations of national and public universities starting on the 25th.
Due to the blizzard and heavy snow, JR Hokkaido suspended the train between Sapporo and New Chitose Airport all day on the 23rd, and started operating the special train after 3 am on the 24th.
As a result, a large number of passengers who could not move were stranded at the airport.
According to Hokkaido Airport, which operates New Chitose Airport, the number of people staying at the airport reached more than 4,000 at around 3:00 am on the 24th, of which about 660 were in the airport terminal building. It means that I stayed.
On the morning of the 24th, after dawn, at the airport, the guests were seen heading to the station to catch the train that had resumed operation after returning the bedding such as the sleeping bags provided.
A man in his twenties who visited Hokkaido on a business trip said, "I was waiting for the special train to depart until midnight, but when I heard the announcement that the departure time would be delayed, I gave up and decided to stay at the airport. I wanted you to know it a little earlier if you were late. "
A man in his 50s from Tokyo said, "I'm relieved that I can go to Sapporo for the time being. I'm going to go to Sapporo city by train or bus."
There were also students who opened reference books to study while waiting in the lobby of the airport.
A high school boy from Shizuoka Prefecture who visited Hokkaido for the university entrance exam said, "I was supposed to arrive in Sapporo yesterday and take the exam slowly, so I'm very disappointed that my nose was broken." ..