Eighty-six years after its construction, Tokyo Station has grown to contain the hustle and bustle of an estimated 386,500 people who part, meet or pass through every day.
The exterior of the gateway to the nation's capital, however, looks much as it did when it was completed during the Taisho Era in December 1914.
Of course, with most travelers usually too occupied with transferring from one platform to another, there are few occasions to actually see the exterior of Tokyo Station.