A bus converted into a mobile voting station is making the rounds of temporary accommodations in a disaster-hit area in central Japan for residents who want to cast early ballots in the general election.

Early voting started on Wednesday for the Lower House election and on Monday for the mayoral election in Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture.

Ballot boxes were installed in the bus for the convenience of people living in temporary housing facilities far from polling stations.

The bus arrived on Tuesday in Kojima Town, where about 200 people live. Residents boarded the bus one after another to cast their votes.

The vehicle is expected to visit four temporary housing facilities on Tuesday and Wednesday.

One 76-year-old woman said she is glad to have been able to vote because the community center to be used as a voting station is far away and she did not think she would be able to go.