Kyoto Station (Japanese: 京都駅, -eki) is the most important transportation hub in Kyoto, Japan. It has Japan's second-largest train station building (after Nagoya Station) and is one of the country's largest buildings, incorporating a shopping mall, hotel, movie theater, Isetan department store, and several local government facilities under one fifteen-story roof. It also houses the Kyoto City Air Terminal. This page is about the city Kyoto. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... JR Central Towers Nagoya Station (名古屋駅) is a train station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. ... The Mall, an out-of-town shopping centre at Patchway, near Bristol, England. ... A hotel is an establishment that provides lodging, usually on a short-term basis. ... A typical megaplex (AMC Ontario Mills 30 in Ontario, California). ... A department store organizes its goods by departments, such as womens clothes, home furnishings, electronics, and the like. ...

History

The first Kyoto Station opened for service by decree of Emperor Meiji in 1878. It was replaced by a newer, Renaissance-inspired facility in 1914, which featured a broad square leading from the station to Shichijo Avenue. Before and during World War II, the square was often used by imperial motorcades when Hirohito traveled between Kyoto and Tokyo: the image of Kyoto Station with its giant Rising Sun flags became a well-known image of the imperial era. This station burned to the ground in 1952 and was replaced by a more utilitarian concrete facility by the following March. Emperor Mutsuhito Mutsuhito or Mitsuhito (睦仁), the Meiji Emperor (明治天皇, literally wise ruling heaven emperor) (3 November 1852–30 July 1912) was the 122nd Emperor of Japan. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air, August 9, 1945. ... Hirohito (裕仁), the Shōwa Emperor (昭和天皇, Shōwa tennō), (April 29, 1901 – January 7, 1989) reigned over Japan from 1926 to 1989. ... The modern skyline of Tokyo is highly decentralized. ... Japan is known as the Land of the Rising Sun. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The current Kyoto Station opened in 1997, commemorating Kyoto's 1,200-year anniversary. It is 70 meters high and 470 meters from east to west, with a total floor area of 238,000 square meters. Architecturally, it exhibits many characteristics of futurism, with a slightly irregular cubic facade of plate glass over a steel frame. The architect was Hiroshi Hara. Kyoto, one of the least modern cities in Japan by virtue of its many cultural heritages, was largely reluctant to accept such an ambitious structure in the mid-1990s: the station's completion began a wave of new high-rise developments in the city that culminated with the 20-story Kyocera Building. For this, there are opinions criticizing the station design for taking part in breaking down the traditional cityscape. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Architecture (in Greek αρχή = first and τέχνη = craftsmanship) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... This article is about the art movement, futurism. ... Kyoto Station, Kyoto, Japan Hiroshi Hara (原広司, 1936 --) is a Japanese architect and author on architecture. ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ...

Lines

• Biwako Line and JR Kyoto Line (Tokaido Main Line)
• Kintetsu Kyoto Line
• Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line (K11)
• Sagano Line (Sanin Main Line)
• Tokaido Shinkansen