ma , ▁Japan , ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁East ▁Japan ▁Railway ▁Company ▁( J R ▁East ) ▁and ▁the ▁private ▁railway ▁operator ▁J ō sh in ▁D ent ets u . ▁ ▁L ines ▁East ▁Japan ▁Railway ▁Company ▁( J R ▁East ) ▁Jo ets u ▁Sh ink ansen ▁H ok ur iku ▁Sh ink ansen ▁Tak as aki ▁Line ▁H ach ik ō ▁Line ▁Jo ets u ▁Line ▁Ry ō m ō ▁Line ▁Ag ats uma ▁Line ▁Shin ' ets u ▁Main ▁Line ▁J ō sh in ▁D ent ets u ▁J ō sh in ▁Line ▁ ▁Station ▁layout ▁ ▁J R ▁East ▁ ▁J ō sh in ▁D ent ets u ▁ ▁Ad j acent ▁stations ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁J R ▁East ▁station ▁opened ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁as ▁the ▁then - ter minus ▁of ▁the ▁N ipp on ▁Railway . ▁The ▁J ō sh in ▁Line ▁opened ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁The ▁Jo ets u ▁Sh ink ansen ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁Tak as aki ▁Station ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁Bus ▁terminal s ▁ ▁B uses ▁serving ▁the ▁station ▁are ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁following ▁operators . ▁▁ ▁Gun ma ▁Bus ▁ ▁Gun ma ▁Ch uo ▁Bus ▁ ▁Kan - ets u ▁K ots u ▁ ▁Jos hin ▁Railway ▁ ▁N ipp on ▁Ch uo ▁Bus ▁ ▁Highway ▁bus es ▁▁ ▁Send ai ▁Lin er ;