Harajuku Station
Video shows final moment for Harajuku Station as Tokyo landmark closes after 96 years in service
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Casey Baseel
Mar 24, 2020 - Tweet
Harajuku Station will be demolished after the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
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Oona McGee
Nov 20, 2019
After three years of consultations, the fate of Tokyo’s oldest wooden station building has finally been revealed.
Construction start date announced for rebuilding of Tokyo’s iconic Harajuku Station
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Casey Baseel
Dec 6, 2016
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Dramatic scenes at Harajuku Station as Typhoon Mindulle makes landfall in Japan
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Oona McGee
Aug 23, 2016
Tokyo’s Yamanote Line was suspended for hours in both directions today due to the incident.
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