THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 21, 2020 at 18:08 JST
Staff at JR Harajuku Station express their gratitude to the public for using the old train station building in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward. The structure opened in 1924 and closed for good around 1 a.m. on March 21. (Hikaru Uchida)
A new station building made its debut at JR Harajuku Station in Tokyo on March 21, replacing the capital's oldest and much-loved wooden train station. [Read More]
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