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On October 1, the JR Tokyo Station Marunouchi
Building, designated as an Important Cultural
Property of Japan, reopened on a fully operational
basis after extensive refurbishing work to restore it to its
original appearance when it was built some 100 years ago. The
renovation work was completed and the restored areas largely
reopened on June 3, but full operations had to wait until the
beginning of October
when its hotel and
museum were reopened.
Also opening in
October and adding to
the station’s foreignerfriendly
character is the
JR East Travel Service
Center which provides
visitors to Japan with
travel information in English, Chinese, Korean and Japanese. The Service Center
houses travel service counters, sightseeing information desks,
foreign currency exchange booth, ATM and hand luggage
handling services. After nearly five years of work, Tokyo
Station has metamorphosed into an attractive and welcoming
terminal which fuses historic and modern aspects to serve as a
fitting portal to Japan for travelers from abroad. |
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