The Shinagawa New Station complex will be the first new station build on Tokyo's key JR Yamanote train line since 1971. According to Hikariko Ono, a spokesperson for the Tokyo Games, eight new permanent venues, 23 existing sites and nine temporary venues will be built for the Games. "A comprehensive set of physical, social, environmental and international legacies will result from Tokyo's hosting of the 2020 Games," she told CNN. From the ground upThe skyline of Tokyo's Shinjuku area. The wider goal, it seems, is to plan beyond the 2020 Olympics, with architects considering how the city wants to evolve in a more broader sense.

Source: CNN June 06, 2017 03:11 UTC