Kyoto Station, Japan
Kyoto Station is one of the most important stations in Japan. The station is located in the Shimogyo Scgichjo district in Kyoto city, Japan. Kyoto Station is second largest train station in Japan after Nagoya Station.
Before current Kyoto Station there was another one opened in the early ages. Nowadays the current Kyoto Station opened in 1997. It is 70 meters high and 470 meters from east to west, with a total floor area of 238, 000 square meters. The design of the station is by Hiroshi Hara. He exhibits many characteristics of futurism, with a slightly irregular cubic facade off plate glass over a stell frame.
There’re a large shopping mall, hotels, theaters, specialty shops, restaurants and event venues.
Kyoto city is one of the least modern cities in Japan. Before it was capital of Japan for about 1,000 years. The city is known as the spirutal home of the Japanese people, it is said that without knowing Kyoto it is impossible to understand the real Japan. Despite of that Kyoto is old capital, it is also very modern anxious to develop new culture city. Kyoto now is flourishing as a center of traditional industries, art, scholarship and religion.
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