Kyōto Station (京都駅, Kyōto-eki) is a major railway station and transportation hub in Kyōto, Japan. It has Japan's second-largest station building (after Nagoya Station) and is one of the country's largest buildings, incorporating a shopping mall, hotel, movie theater, Isetan department store, and several local government facilities under one 15-story roof. It also housed the Kyōto City Air Terminal until August 31, 2002. | ||||||
Location: Higashi-Shiokōji, Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto PrefectureJapan | ||||||
Operated by: Kyoto Municipal Subway | ||||||
Opened: 1981; 43 years ago (1981) | ||||||