After three years of consultations, the fate of Tokyo’s oldest wooden station building has finally been revealed.
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Kobe beef’s fiercest rival is the star of this sukiyaki ekiben that not only tastes amazing, but sounds great too.
JR Tennoji Station musically invites you to board one of their trains bound for the…ChAOs ReAlM‽
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Tokyo’s Yamanote loop line is getting its first new station in nearly half a century, and Japan Railways wants you to give it a name.
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