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Golden Week travelers pack airports, rail stations, highways in Japan

RANZAN, Japan - The right lane of the Kan-etsu Expressway bound for Gunma and Niigata prefectures are packed with cars in contrast with an almost empty Tokyo-bound lane (right) near Ranzan Parking Area in Saitama Prefecture on May 3. Major railroad stations, airports and highways across Japan were crowded with travelers heading for resorts and hometowns as congestion peaked with the start of the five-day-long Golden Week holidays.

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Snowboarder Reira Iwabuchi

Japanese snowboarding Olympian Reira Iwabuchi gives an interview in Ranzan, a town in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 31, 2022.

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Snowboarder Reira Iwabuchi

Japanese snowboarding Olympian Reira Iwabuchi practices her aerial moves in Ranzan, a town in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 31, 2022.

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Snowboarder Totsuka in training

Japanese snowboarder Yuto Totsuka, who competed in the two most recent Winter Olympics, performs a jump at a training facility in Ranzan, Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, near Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2022.

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Snowboarder Totsuka in training

Japanese snowboarder Yuto Totsuka, who competed in the two most recent Winter Olympics, performs a jump at a training facility in Ranzan, Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, near Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2022.

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Snowboarder Totsuka in training

Japanese snowboarder Yuto Totsuka, who competed in the men's halfpipe event at the Beijing and Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, gives an interview in Ranzan, Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, near Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2022.

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Snowboarding: World halfpipe champion Totsuka

World snowboard halfpipe champion Yuto Totsuka gets ready for practice in the Saitama Prefecture town of Ranzan, eastern Japan, on Sept. 21, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Snowboarding: World halfpipe champion Totsuka

World snowboard halfpipe champion Yuto Totsuka practices in the Saitama Prefecture town of Ranzan, eastern Japan, on Sept. 21, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Snowboarding: World halfpipe champion Totsuka

World snowboard halfpipe champion Yuto Totsuka practices in the Saitama Prefecture town of Ranzan, eastern Japan, on Sept. 21, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Snowboarding: World halfpipe champion Totsuka

World snowboard halfpipe champion Yuto Totsuka practices in the Saitama Prefecture town of Ranzan, eastern Japan, on Sept. 21, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Golden Week travelers pack airports, rail stations, highways in

RANZAN, Japan - The right lane of the Kan-etsu Expressway bound for Gunma and Niigata prefectures are packed with cars in contrast with an almost empty Tokyo-bound lane (right) near Ranzan Parking Area in Saitama Prefecture on May 3. Major railroad stations, airports and highways across Japan were crowded with travelers heading for resorts and hometowns as congestion peaked with the start of the five-day-long Golden Week holidays. (Kyodo)