Hello, everyone.

This is Enta.

Today marks the end of the first three days of the New Year.

Once the first three days of the New Year are over, public transportation and other services will resume normal operations.

I imagine many government offices will also resume work on the 4th.

 

I think most of us in the private sector will be back at work starting on the 5th.

When you think about it, government offices must have a really tough time during periods like this, don't they?

Although our main work involves government duties, we’re just ordinary citizens in our daily lives.

It's a nice, long vacation where you can just take it easy, lol.

Well, the holiday travel rush has begun today and will continue through tomorrow.

 

Here are the traffic congestion forecasts issued by NEXCO

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■Thursday, January 2

Around 11:00 a.m.: Near the Hanyu Rest Area on the Tohoku Expressway (southbound); up to 25 km

Around 11:00 a.m.: Tomei Expressway (southbound), near Ayase Smart IC—traffic backed up by up to 25 km

Around 12:00 p.m.: Near Takasaka Service Area on the Kan-Etsu Expressway (southbound); up to 20 km

Around 4:00 p.m.: Meishin/Shin-Meishin Expressway (southbound), near Otsu Interchange—up to 20 km

Around 12:00 p.m.: Near the Otsu Interchange on the Meishin Expressway (northbound); up to 25 km

Around 3:00 p.m.: Tomeihan Expressway/Ise Expressway (northbound), near Suzuka IC—up to 25 km

Around 4:00 p.m.: Chuo Expressway (northbound), near the Kobutsu Tunnel—up to 25 km

Around 5:00 p.m.: Near Takasaka Service Area on the Kan-Etsu Expressway (northbound); up to 30 km

 

■Friday, January 3

Around 12:00 p.m.: Near the Otsu Interchange on the Meishin Expressway (northbound); up to 25 km

Around 3:00 p.m.: Tomeihan Expressway/Ise Expressway (northbound), near Suzuka IC—up to 25 km

Around 3:00 p.m.: Near Awaji IC on the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway (northbound); up to 25 km

Around 5:00 p.m.: Near Kazo IC on the Tohoku Expressway (northbound); up to 35 km

Around 5:00 p.m.: Near Takasaka Service Area on the Kan-Etsu Expressway (northbound); up to 30 km

 

■Saturday, January 4, around 9:00 a.m.: Tomei Expressway (southbound), near Ayase Smart IC—up to 25 km

■January 5 (Sun) No traffic congestion forecast for this date

I guess weekends are still the best time, but since I want to go home and relax on the weekends, I suppose I’ll just have to buckle down and get it done before then.

When you think about it, it must be really tough for people who are moving around at this time of year.

Please be very careful on your way home.

 

As always, I'm out in the mountains on the weekends lol

Let's enjoy our days off without getting hurt!

 

See you later.