New Harajuku station building unveiled ahead of March opening

The new Harajuku Station building in Tokyo's pop-culture hub, which is set to open on March 21 in time for the Tokyo Olympic Games, was unveiled Wednesday to the media by East Japan Railway Co.The new station building, on the capital's busy Yamanote loop line and located south of the current wooden one, is a two-story structure that straddles the train tracks and has exits facing the sedate precincts of Meiji Jingu shrine and the upscale Omotesando avenue, according to JR East.Glass walls for the concourse allow for plenty of sunlight and give the building a bright, modern feel. Interior wo…READ FULL ARTICLE