Domestic passenger-distance share in Japan FY 2020, by mode of transport
domestic passenger transportation in Japan amounted to approximately 321.87 billion passenger-kilometers, with railway transportation accounting for 81.8 percent of the traffic.
Traveling by train in Japan
Despite a highly developed and efficient public transit system, Japan’s metropolitan railway networks are heavily congested, the busiest train lines running between central Tokyo and suburban areas of neighboring prefectures. Many urban expressways are similarly overloaded.
Leaving the islands
Since Japan is an archipelago, railway transportation is limited to domestic travel. The most common way for international passenger transportation is via aviation. The country’s international hub is Narita International Airport, while Tokyo International Airport, commonly known as Haneda Airport, served primarily domestic flights until its extension to three terminals in 2014. Tokyo International Airport used to be among the busiest airports worldwide, but terminals have been fairly empty in the last two years due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the fiscal year 2020, the total distance of Traveling by train in Japan
Despite a highly developed and efficient public transit system, Japan’s metropolitan railway networks are heavily congested, the busiest train lines running between central Tokyo and suburban areas of neighboring prefectures. Many urban expressways are similarly overloaded.
Leaving the islands
Since Japan is an archipelago, railway transportation is limited to domestic travel. The most common way for international passenger transportation is via aviation. The country’s international hub is Narita International Airport, while Tokyo International Airport, commonly known as Haneda Airport, served primarily domestic flights until its extension to three terminals in 2014. Tokyo International Airport used to be among the busiest airports worldwide, but terminals have been fairly empty in the last two years due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.