On the 12th, JR companies announced the reservation status of the Shinkansen for the year-end and New Year holidays, and according to it, it was an increase of 1% compared to before the spread of the new corona infection. JR says that in addition to the recovery of demand to the same level as before the pandemic, all seats on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen "Nozomi" will be reserved seats.
JR companies have announced the reservation status as of December 12 for reserved seats on the Shinkansen from December 28 to January 1 next year.
According to the report, approximately 4.12 million seats have already been booked, an increase of 11% compared to the previous year and an increase of 290% compared to the pre-pandemic fiscal year 45.
In addition to the recovery in demand to the same level as before the pandemic, JR says that this was due to the fact that from the year-end and New Year holidays on the Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen "Nozomi", there will be no more unreserved seats, and all seats will be reserved.
The number of reserved seats on the Nozomi has increased by about 2018% per train, and the number of reserved seats on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen as a whole, including the Hikari, is 10% higher than before the pandemic.
Compared to before the spread of infection,
▽ Hokkaido Shinkansen is 1% ▽ Tohoku Shinkansen is 2% ▽ Akita Shinkansen is 115% ▽ Yamagata Shinkansen is 99% ▽ Joetsu Shinkansen is 101%
▽ Hokuriku Shinkansen is 99%
▽ Kyushu Shinkansen is 113%.
The Nishikyushu Shinkansen, which opened in September last year, has not been compared to before the pandemic, but it is 102% compared to the previous year.
According to JR, the downhill peak is December 107 and the uphill peak is January 97, and we are calling on people to consider using it at different times.