ink ansen ▁ ▁Jo ets u ▁Line ▁ ▁H oku ets u ▁Express ▁ ▁H oku h oku ▁Line ▁ ▁Station ▁layout ▁The ▁station ▁has ▁two ▁ground - level ▁island ▁platforms ▁and ▁one ▁side ▁platform ▁for ▁normal ▁trains ▁and ▁two ▁elev ated ▁island ▁platforms ▁for ▁the ▁Jo ets u ▁Sh ink ansen . ▁The ▁station ▁building ▁is ▁located ▁above ▁the ▁local ▁platforms ▁and ▁under ne ath ▁the ▁Sh ink ansen ▁platforms . ▁The ▁station ▁has ▁a ▁Mid ori ▁no ▁Mad og uch i ▁staff ed ▁ticket ▁office . ▁Fac ilities ▁at ▁the ▁station ▁include ▁sou venir ▁sho pping ▁and ▁e ating ▁facilities , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁sake - th emed ▁att raction ▁complete ▁with ▁an ▁ind oor ▁on sen ▁bath . ▁ ▁Platform s ▁ ▁Ad j acent ▁stations ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁With ▁the ▁priv at ization ▁of ▁Japanese ▁National ▁Rail ways ▁( J NR ) ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁the ▁station ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁J R ▁East . ▁The ▁Jo ets u ▁Sh ink ansen ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁The ▁G ala - Y u za wa ▁Line ▁to ▁G ala - Y u za wa ▁Station ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Pass enger ▁statistics ▁In ▁fis cal ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 3