For Ten Days in August, Japan Deletes Every Unreserved Seat on the Bullet Train.
To say the going-home travel rush in Japanese, say 帰省ラッシュ (kisei rasshu).
You show up at the Shinkansen gate in mid August and there's no unreserved car. Not full. Gone.
帰省ラッシュ
kisei rasshu
the going-home travel rush
In this video
- 今は帰省ラッシュです。 ima wa kisei rasshu desu. Right now it's the going-home rush.
- 指定席、まだ空いていますか？ shiteiseki, mada aite imasu ka? Are there still reserved seats?
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