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KYODO NEWS - Dec 17, 2020 - 22:30 | All, Japan
Heavy snow along the Sea of Japan coast stranded around 1,100 cars on a highway Thursday and left more than 10,000 homes without electricity at one point, authorities said, prompting the Self-Defense Forces to be deployed for disaster relief.
Many people were forced to stay overnight in their vehicles as the year's most intense cold spell has disrupted road and train services since Wednesday.
(Photo courtesy of Yoshinobu Wakiya)(Kyodo)
(Photo courtesy of Yoshinobu Wakiya)(Kyodo)
The Japan Meteorological Agency forecast that heavy snow will continue to fall through Friday and warned that slippery roads could cause further traffic disruptions.
About 750 vehicles on the southbound lanes and 350 on the northbound lanes of the Kanetsu Expressway, which connects Tokyo and Niigata Prefecture, were stranded as of 4 p.m., police said.
According to the police and highway operator East Nippon Expressway Co., the line of cars stretched up to 16.5 kilometers at one point Thursday. The congestion was caused after a trailer got stuck in the snow near an interchange in Minamiuonuma, Niigata, on Wednesday night.
The government set up a task force and held an emergency Cabinet meeting in the afternoon, at which Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said members of the SDF were headed to Niigata after a request from Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi.
The personnel will distribute food, fuel and blankets, and confirm the safety of those on the expressway, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said at a press conference.
More than 10,000 households lost power in Niigata, stretching across the Sea of Japan coast, and Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, among other places, Kato said.
At the Cabinet meeting, Suga called for people to be on alert for further possible traffic disruptions and damage as well as snow falling from rooftops and avalanches, and to keep an eye on weather forecasts and 'make necessary preparations beforehand.'
'I don't have any information. I want to know what the current situation is, and at around what time I will be able to get out of this,' said a truck driver in his 40s from Niigata Prefecture, who spent the night stuck on the road in Gunma Prefecture.
Some 300 vehicles were stranded at one point on the Joshinetsu Expressway, which connects Niigata, Nagano and Gunma prefectures, after a truck became stuck Wednesday night. The gridlock lasted until around 10 a.m. Thursday.
East Nippon Expressway distributed food, water and portable toilets to drivers who were stranded on the expressways.
Some areas of the country have seen record levels of snow. Minakami in Gunma Prefecture had 217 centimeters over a 72-hour period to Thursday morning, while Yuzawa in Niigata Prefecture saw over 180 cm as of 8 a.m.
Dec 17, 2020 | KYODO NEWS
Foreign visitors to Japan who took a taxi from Niigata Airport to Niigata Port Sado Kisen Ferry Terminal.
- Take a taxi from Niigata Airport to Niigata Port Sado Kisen Ferry Terminal, and obtain a receipt from your driver.
- Travel to Sado by ferry!
You can claim a refund at:
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- Sado Ryotsu Tourist Information Office
- 2
- Minami Sado Tourist Information Office
Route map from Niigata Airport to Niigata Port Sado Kisen Ferry Terminal
1. Sado Ryotsu Tourist Information Office
2. Minami Sado Tourist Information Office
- Opening Hours: 8:30-17:30
- (2F Ryotsu Port Terminal) 353 Ryotsu Minato, Sado, Niigata 952-0014
Ryotsu Port Sado Kisen Ferry Terminal Map
Ryotsu Port Sado Kisen Ferry Terminal 2nd Floor Map
Front view, Ryotsu Tourist Information Office
- Opening Hours: 8:30-17:30
- 1935-26, Ogi, Sado, Niigata 952-0604
Minami Sado Tourist Information Office Map
Front view, Minami Sado Tourist Information Office
- July 1st,2016 to March 31st,2017
Niigata Canotec Driver Download
- 1.
- Flight ticket or other proof of your arrival at Niigata Airport.
- 2.
- Receipt of taxi fare from Niigata Airport to Niigata Port Sado Kisen Ferry Terminal (*Fare must be higher than 2,000yen.)
- 3.
- Passport
Niigata Canotec Driver Review
- 1.
- You are a foreign visitor to Japan.
- 2.
- You arrived at Niigata Airport by air.
- 3.
- You took a taxi from Niigata Airport and have a receipt of taxi fare that is higher than 2,000yen.
- 4.
- You travelled to Sado from Niigata.
- 5.
- One refund, per receipt/receipts of a total fare of more than 2,000yen, will be provided.
Niigata Canotec Drivers
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- Two or more taxi receipts, if the total fare adds up to more than 2,000yen, are acceptable.
Example: After you arrived at Niigata Airport, you visited the sites or enjoyed shopping in Niigata City before you travelled to Sado. - ○
- Two or more taxi receipts with different dates are also acceptable.
Example: You stayed overnight in Niigata City, and travelled to Sado on the following day. - ×
- Invalid: You cannot use taxi receipts that you obtained BEFORE you arrived at Niigata Airport.
- ×
- Invalid: The total taxi fare is below 2,000yen.
- ×
- Invalid: You do not have taxi receipts.