▁passenger ▁station ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁absor bed ▁into ▁the ▁J R ▁East ▁network ▁upon ▁the ▁priv at ization ▁of ▁J NR ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁S urr ounding ▁area ▁The ▁station ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁wood ed ▁hills . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁Railway ▁St ations ▁in ▁Japan ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁J R ▁East ▁station ▁information ▁▁ ▁Category : St ations ▁of ▁East ▁Japan ▁Railway ▁Company ▁Category : R ail way ▁stations ▁in ▁Yam ag ata ▁Pref ect ure ▁Category : Ō u ▁Main ▁Line ▁Category : R ail way ▁stations ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁Category : 1 8 9 9 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Japan ▁Category : Y one za wa , ▁Yam ag ata <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Global ▁Award ▁for ▁S ust ain able ▁Architecture ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁by ▁architect ▁and ▁professor ▁J ana ▁Re ved in . ▁The ▁Global ▁Award ▁Community , ▁which ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 5 ▁contemporary ▁architect s ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁glo be ▁who ▁have ▁received ▁the ▁award , ▁works ▁towards ▁a ▁sust ain able ▁architect ural ▁eth ic ▁and ▁fost ers ▁research , ▁experiment ation ▁and ▁transmission ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁sust ain able ▁architecture , ▁urban ▁renew al ▁and ▁academic ▁social ▁responsibility . ▁It ▁defines ▁architecture ▁as ▁an ▁agent ▁of ▁emp ower ment , ▁self - development ▁and ▁civ ic ▁rights . ▁ ▁Each ▁year ▁the ▁award