Due to the U-turn rush of people who spent the Golden Week holidays in their hometowns and resort areas, the highways and airports around the country are crowded from the morning.
According to the Japan Road Traffic Information Center, the up line of each highway is as of 11:00 am ▽
17 km from the vicinity of the small Buddha tunnel on the border between Tokyo and Kanagawa on the Chuo Expressway ▽
Kyoto East interchange on the Meishin Expressway 13 km from the vicinity
▽ There is a traffic jam of 9 km from the vicinity of the Ayase Smart Interchange on the Tomei Expressway.
Congestion
on the up line of the expressway is expected to peak in the evening
.
It is expected to be
up to 40 km around 5 pm, starting from the vicinity, and up to 35 km around 2 pm on the Tomei Expressway, starting near the Ayase Smart Interchange in Kanagawa Prefecture.
According to airlines, the reservation rate for flights from various locations to Haneda and Osaka exceeds 80%, and it is almost full all day.
On the other hand, on the Shinkansen, there were some trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen where reserved seats were full in the morning, but there was no significant congestion.
According to JR companies, in the afternoon, reserved seats on the Tokaido / Sanyo Shinkansen, Tohoku Shinkansen, Hokuriku Shinkansen, and other Shinkansen are vacant except for some.
At Haneda Airport
The arrival lobby at Haneda Airport was crowded from the morning with people returning from all over the country after returning home and traveling.
A man who returned home for the first time in half a year with his 1-year-old daughter to his parents' house in Kagawa said, "I was sending my parents photos and videos of my daughter, but I was asked to see them in person. I'm glad I was able to show the situation. "
In addition, the couple who just joined last month said that they returned to Tokushima's wife's hometown, saying, "Since the infection situation has settled down, I spent my first Golden Week at my wife's parents' house. I was able to do it and was pleased. I think that we could have ensured the safety of the people who went to see us by conducting PCR tests in advance. "
A man living in Saitama said, "I'm a fan of professional baseball Softbank Hawks, so I went to Fukuoka prefecture to watch the game while paying attention to infection control. It's been a while since I've traveled and I won the game, so I'm enjoying it. I was able to do it. "