Tokyo, 3 January, /AJMEDIA/
Travelers returning from New Year holidays crowded train stations, airports and expressways in Japan on Tuesday, the last day of the New Year holidays.
Airlines and railway operators reported higher numbers than last year as this year was the first time since 2020 that there were no travel restrictions due to the coronavirus.
JR reported 100% capacity on several shinkansen (bullet trains) bound for Tokyo and Osaka. The Tokaido lines was almost at full capacity, JR said.
Long traffic lines were seen on the Tomei and Meishin expressways, the Japan Road Traffic Information Center said. Traffic was backed up for about 30 kilometers on the Tohoku and Kan-etsu expressways, the center said.
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