The main building of Kyoto Station, built 10 years ago, is not possible to adequately describe. It's a marvel of human engineering and visual slight of hand. I've been there many times (the first being not long after its grand opening, the day after my wedding), but I still always find something about it that surprises and delights me. Considering that in all the times I've been there, I've only really seen a total of about 10% of the place, so I've still got a lot to look forward to.

In a future post I will attempt to instil an appreciation for just how amazing and impossible-to-describe a place it is, but for this post, I offer just a few random pictures.

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 17mm — ¹/6000 sec, f/2.8, ISO 800 — full exif & map — nearby photos
A North-Side Overlook
at about the 5th-floor level, with Kyoto Tower in the background

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 17mm — ¹/90 sec, f/5.6, ISO 500 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Reflections, and Reflections of Reflections
a third of the way up, from the 10th-floor level

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 55mm — ¹/400 sec, f/6.3, ISO 800 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Exterior
somewhere along the north side, at about the 7th-floor level

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 17mm — ¹/500 sec, f/2.8, ISO 500 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Way Too Early
except for kids

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 17mm — ¹/500 sec, f/9, ISO 500 — full exif & map — nearby photos
South Promenade
at about the 4th-floor level

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 19mm — ¹/1000 sec, f/8, ISO 500 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Bumpy Face
looking up from the Fourth Floor

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 55mm — ¹/60 sec, f/8, ISO 250 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Supports, Walkways, and Reflections
at about the 10th-floor level

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 55mm — ¹/160 sec, f/2.8, ISO 1000 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Crossing the Top of the Atrium

Nikon D200 + Sigma 30mm f/1.4 — ¹/40 sec, f/1.4, ISO 1000 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Gathering Place
Looking up at almost 10 stories of stairways, from about the 5th-floor level

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 55mm — ¹/800 sec, f/2.8, ISO 500 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Looking Across an Atrium
Fumie liked the this in black and white