Obon Holiday Return Rush Causes Crowding on Highways and Shinkansen.

Breaking news "Gunma Prefecture".
By Isesaki FM's AI.

The rush of people returning home after spending Obon at their hometowns or tourist spots has begun in earnest, causing congestion on some expressways and Shinkansen trains passing through the prefecture on the 16th. According to the Japan Road Traffic Information Center, although traffic volume was heavy on expressways within the prefecture, no major congestion occurred.
Among these, near the Komayose Parking Area on the Kan'etsu Expressway, a line of cars could be seen heading towards Tokyo at around 4:30 PM.
Additionally, according to JR East, unreserved seats on most Joetsu Shinkansen trains heading in the direction of Niigata Station, were full after 2 PM.