Beating the Heavy Traffic During the Holidays
Traffic in Japan is terrible. But it is especially bad during holidays. Obon is the worst time to travel in Japan because so many people are off work and drive to their hometowns to visit family. I've heard of traffic jams as long as 30 kilometers. I'm sure there are jams worse than that.
On our way home from Okayama, during spring vacation period, we experienced a traffic jam backed up for over 17 kilometers. Luckily, we caught the tailend of it and got through in less than thirty minutes. Our friends got caught up in it several hours before we got to it. They said it took them over 2 hours to travel 10 kilometers. Can you imagine that?
We went camping down in Wakayama to Shirasaki Ocean Park this week, right in the middle of Obon holiday. Before we left, we saw a lot of the traffic just when we were out and about shopping around town getting stuff for the camping trip. So we decided to travel late at night in order to beat the traffic. Still, we thought we'd see a lot of traffic from others doing the same thing. Luckily for us, we didn't. It was smooth driving the entire way. Of course, it helped by driving the highways instead of the toll roads. We left for Wakayama at midnight and arrived there at 4am. Sure it took us probably an hour longer, but if there was traffic on the toll roads like usual, we may have actually saved time. And besides saving time, we saved over 8000 yen in toll fees. That's a huge plus!
If you plan to travel anywhere in Japan during a holiday, it is best to travel at night. And if you want to save money, drive the highways instead of the toll roads. They're not only much cheaper, but the scenery is much better too! It's a great way to experience Japan.
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