Operated by JR East Passengers (2010) 248 daily Opened 1905 | Line(s) Ōu Main Line Address Japan | |
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Yokobori Station (横堀駅, Yokobori eki) is a JR East railway station located in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
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Yokobori Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 198.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.
Station layout
Yokobori station has a single side platform and an island platform, connected by an overpass.
History
Yokobori Station opened on July 5, 1905 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.
Surrounding area
Yokobori is home to the Komachi-do temple celebrating the Heian Period poet Ono no Komachi, who died here. Every year when peonies are in full bloom lading the air with scent, normally the second Sunday of June, local people host the Komachi Matsuri. During the festival, seven "komachi musume" are reading out the waka poems, and small children parade through the area as well as a performance of Komachi taiko drums.
About 30 minutes by car southeast from Yokobori along Japan National Route 108 is the Akinomiya Hot Spring Resort area.