May 27, 2016

Main Building of Tokyo Station Marunouchi

At Tokyo Station, Tokyo, JAPAN
Important Cultural Property / Nationally Designated / Buildings


(Photo by photo-ac)

The main building of Tokyo Station Marunouchi represents the architecture in Meiji era. Tokyo Station is the railhead of the whole rail network in Japan.

It was completed in 1914, severely damanged at Great Tokyo Air Raid in 1945, re-constructed several times, and now it is in use as Tokyo Station and Tokyo Station Hotel.


Links to the official website 


Cultural Heritage Online by Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan
(in Japanese only)
http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/187936

Tokyo Station Hotel
http://www.thetokyostationhotel.jp/?_ga=1.91754138.1820938542.1464311758


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