Tokyo Station is a major railway station and central rail hub in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, opened on December 20, 1914 as a single integrated terminus bringing together several railway lines that had previously used separate terminals. The three story red brick building was designed by the Japanese architect Tatsuno Kingo, who also designed the nearby Bank of Japan headquarters. Bombing in 1945 destroyed the original domed roofline and much of the third floor, and the station was rebuilt by 1947 with plain angular roofs in place of the domes; a five year restoration completed in 2012 recreated the original domed design. The station later became the terminus for the Tokaido Shinkansen, the high speed line that began service in 1964.
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Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
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Source Tokyo Station, Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, located there.
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1. Tokyo Station, Wikipedia
Overview, first sentence (building type)
Tokyo Station is a major railway station and a central rail hub in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
Overview, first sentence (location)
Tokyo Station is a major railway station and a central rail hub in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
Early days, 1914-1941 section, opening
Tokyo Station opened on December 20, 1914, with four platforms
Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
Tokyo Station is a major railway station and central rail hub in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, opened on December 20, 1914 as a single integrated terminus bringing together several railway lines that had previously used separate terminals. The three story red brick building was designed by the Japanese architect Tatsuno Kingo, who also designed the nearby Bank of Japan headquarters. Bombing in 1945 destroyed the original domed roofline and much of the third floor, and the station was rebuilt by 1947 with plain angular roofs in place of the domes; a five year restoration completed in 2012 recreated the original domed design. The station later became the terminus for the Tokaido Shinkansen, the high speed line that began service in 1964.
Uses Element: Brick, Wikipedia article
The main station facade on the Marunouchi side is made primarily of bricks, and partly dates back to the station's opening in 1914.
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