New Station was born in Tokyo! “Takanawa Gateway Station” allowing you to feel a Japanese atmosphere and experience Neo-future🎉

“Takanawa Gateway Station” was born between Tamachi and Shinagawa Station on 14th March. This time, we’re going to introduce its features that we found.

In the station designed by Kengo Kuma who also did Tokyo’s New National Stadium, Japanese ambiance is created by using plenty of cedars from Fukushima prefecture and its structure produces openness. Besides, it seems that the huge white roof looking like a shoji uses traditional Japanese origami as a motif. The gentle sunlight comes in the whole station through the roof during the day because it’s atrium structure.

Moreover, what they make use of cutting-edge technologies is also must-see! AI signage (supporting four languages), which tells you information on the station, transfer and so on, and robots that clean or guard will make you feel as if you’re in the future. Among them, we recommend you stop by at an unmanned convenience store “TOUCH TO GO.” Cameras and sensors installed in the store recognize products that customers choose and calculate the total price automatically. After making a payment with prepaid transportation cards, you can leave the store.

When you take a train on the Yamanote or Keihintohoku line, why not stop by at this station?