Airline and railway passenger numbers during the Bon holiday period rose from a year before, according to company reports.
The total number of domestic flight passengers was up 1.3 percent to 2.98 million, and that of international flight passengers came to 490,000, up 10.3 percent.
The number of passengers on Shinkansen and local limited express services of JR companies increased 5 percent to 13.27 million.
Both Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways suffered year-on-year drops in their passenger numbers on domestic flights, but three low-cost carriers enjoyed occupancy rates of over 80 percent, helping push up the overall domestic number.
The strong yen led to the substantial increase in international flights, according to the airlines.
With bookings for August flat for JAL and ANA, one official said people may have switched their summer holidays to different periods.
JR companies with Shinkansen services reported increases in the number of Shinkansen passengers. Passengers on limited express services grew at all the six JR firms.
In particular, the Tohoku Shinkansen line saw record passenger numbers.
A JR East official attributed the rise to travel related to reconstruction efforts after the March 2011 disaster.
West Japan Railway Co. and Kyushu Railway Co. saw a large increase in passengers on their Shinkansen line, which opened in March last year and connects Shin-Osaka Station and Kagoshima-Chuo Station, as they increased their services during the Bon holiday period
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