Photographer strives to preserve the memory of capital's hub for eternity
There is only one person in the country who has "Tokyo Station photographer" printed on a business card — Naoki Sasaki. However, the 53-year-old is not employed by East Japan Railway Co. as a photographer. Instead, Sasaki fell in love with trains during elementary school ...
Tokyo Station's iconic brick building, witness to war, stands test of time
Approaching its 100th anniversary in December, the red brick building of JR Tokyo Station in the Marunouchi business district is a symbol of the capital that continues to defy the high-rises around it with its classical architecture and stately appearance. The huge terminal, where trains ...
100 YEARS AGO Sunday, Feb. 2, 1913 Tokyo Central station nears completion The Tokyo Central Railway Station, now under construction at Eiraku-cho, Kojimachi Ward [a now-defunct ward spanning much of present-day Chiyoda Ward], will, when completed next year, make one of the finest structures of the metropolis. ...
Turning a wall into a moving canvas
People who took in the evening celebrations marking the reopening of the Tokyo Station building in September saw a dazzling array of 3-D images on the outer walls.
Shoppers and architecture buffs alike found plenty of new places to enjoy in Tokyo in 2012.
