Prepare for Some Major Traffic!

Posted by Kyle Yates in Japan Related, Kansai Living

This Golden Week will be like no other this year. Why? Because the Japanese government has lowered the fees for toll roads to 1000 yen for 2 years!

Everyone and their mother will be on the roads this Golden Week and most won’t be traveling the side roads to avoid high toll fees like many have in the past, including myself. If anyone chooses to use the side roads to get long distances, it won’t be because of prices but will be because of the most likely high number of cars that WILL be traveling on the toll roads.

If you want to use the toll roads, you may want to consider doing so at a time when most others won’t be on there, preferably late at night and early, early in the morning. If you choose to travel during the daytime, alternate routes like free roads and highways may be your best bet to getting there in the shortest amount of time.

My family and friends are planning on going down to Okayama like we do every Golden Week. But we’re hoping to sidestep the traffic by going early in the morning before most others get on the road. Whether that works or not remains to be seen. I’ll report back about it after Golden Week is over. Till then, happy Golden Week and safe travels!