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My name is Éric Haubruge,
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I am a professor
at the university of Liège, Belgium.
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I often come to Tokyo.
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One of the first things that fascinates me
when I came to Tokyo for the first time,
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is the train stations.
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Upon your arrival, you are in a station.
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Here, stations are like cities
embedded within the city.
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It's a living space,
you can work there too,
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you can get a moment of rest
and connect with other people.
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In the largest stations,
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the number of passengers is as huge
as my country's population, Belgium,
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10 million inhabitants.
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Stations are really fascinating places.
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that reminds me of a Belgian illustrator,
Schuiten, who happens to be an architect.
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Schuiten imagines vegetal cities
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with stations acting as central
living spaces.
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This is why Tokyo is fascinating.