Shizukuishi Station
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Shizukuishi Station is a train station located in Shizukuishi
Shizukuishi, Iwate
is a town located in Iwate District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.As of 31 July 2010, the town has an estimated population of 18,492.- Geography :Shizukuishi is located in the Ōu Mountains. Mount Iwate, an active volcano, lies just to the north of Shizukuishi and dominates the landscape...

, Iwate Prefecture
Iwate Prefecture
is the second largest prefecture of Japan after Hokkaido. It is located in the Tōhoku region of Honshū island and contains the island's easternmost point. The capital is Morioka. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido...

, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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Surrounding area

Near Shizukuishi Station are public facilities such as the town hall and schools. The station also serves the recreation facilities in the town. These include ski areas and onsen
Onsen
An is a term for hot springs in the Japanese language, though the term is often used to describe the bathing facilities and inns around the hot springs. As a volcanically active country, Japan has thousands of onsen scattered along its length and breadth...

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History

  • June 25, 1921: Station is opened
  • March 22, 1997: Service on the Akita Shinkansen is started

Adjacent stations

Akita Shinkansen
Akita Shinkansen
The is a Mini-shinkansen high-speed rail line in Japan. Serving the Kantō and Tōhoku Regions of the country, it links Tokyo and Akita in Akita prefecture with direct service. From Tokyo to Morioka in Iwate prefecture, it operates on the Tōhoku Shinkansen tracks. From there to Ōmagari, it uses the...

Morioka Station
Morioka Station
Morioka Station is a railway station located in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.-History:The station was opened on November 1, 1890, by Japan's first private railway company, Nippon Tetsudō.-Station layout:...

 - Shizukuishi Station - Tazawako Station
Tazawako Station
Tazawako Station is a train station located in Senboku, Akita Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:*JR East**Akita Shinkansen**Tazawako Line-Surrounding area:* Nyūtō hot spring village.* Lake Tazawa.* Semboku city hall.* Sashimaki moor....


Tazawako Line
Tazawako Line
The is a railway line connecting Morioka Station operated by East Japan Railway Company in Morioka, Iwate and Ōmagari Station in Daisen, Akita, Japan....

 (Local Train)
Koiwai station
Koiwai Station
is a train station in Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...

 - Shizukuishi Station - Harukiba Station
Harukiba Station
is a train station in Shizukuishi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...

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