The rush of travelers returning to the Tokyo metropolitan region from New Year holidays in their hometowns or other travel destinations began Monday, jamming trains, flights and expressways across Japan.
The congestion is expected to peak on Tuesday before the start of business for many Japanese companies on Wednesday.
Tokyo-bound Shinkansen bullet trains were packed Monday, with up to 90 percent of nonreserved seats on the Nozomi express occupied in the morning. Almost all the seats available for reservations on the Tokaido and Tohoku Shinkansen were booked in the afternoon, according to bullet train operators. (Mainichi)
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