East Japan Railway?(JR East)?held a kickoff ceremony Tuesday for a project to remake Ueno Station in Tokyo as a cultural innovation hub.
The project, which follows the completion of renovation work at the station, a long-standing gateway linking Tokyo with northern and central Japan, is being carried out in partnership with local governments and nearby cultural institutions.
The initiative will offer visitors opportunities to view artworks and interact with digital art at the station in Tokyo¡¯s Taito Ward, turning it into a venue for cultural experiences.
Ueno Station¡¯s expanded concourse outside the central ticket gates features a large digital screen showing videos such as of?its history.
JR East is also introducing?QR?codes that will provide information on eight artworks displayed at the station, including two statues of women by Japanese sculptor Fumio Asakura.
The company plans to more closely collaborate?with leading museums and art galleries in Ueno Park as well as with the Tokyo University of the Arts, which has a campus in the area.
¡°We want to build, together with the local community, a district that people will want to visit again and again,¡± Yoichi Kise, JR East president and CEO,? said at the ceremony.
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