Return rush after Golden Week begins at Narita, Kansai airports

Return rush after Golden Week begins at Narita, Kansai airports

NIIZA, Japan - The left-side lane of Kan-etsu Expressway is packed with Tokyo-bound cars near the Niiza Toll Gates in Saitama Prefecture as the annual rush of people returning home after the Golden Week holidays begins on May 6. (Kyodo)

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