title: Tazawako Station
text: # Tazawako Station
  
  Tazawako Station (田沢湖駅, Tazawako-eki) is a railway station on the Tazawako Line in Semboku, Akita, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Tazawako Station is served by the Tazawako Line and the Akita Shinkansen, and is located 40.1 rail km from the terminus of both lines at Morioka Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  Tazawako Station consists of a single side platform and an island platform. The station building, by architect Shigeru Ban, with its glass facade, received the Good Design Prize. Tazawako Station was selected to be one of the Hundred Stations of Tohoku.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Tazawako Line | for Akita |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | ■ Akita Shinkansen | for Akita |
  | 2 | ■ Tazawako Line | for Morioka |
  | 2 | ■ Akita Shinkansen | for Morioka |
  | 3 | ■ Tazawako Line | for bidirectional traffic |
  
  ## History
  
  Tazawako Station opened on August 31, 1923, as Obonai Station (生保内駅) on the Japanese Government Railways, which became Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was renamed to its present name on October 1, 1966. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. Services on the Akita Shinkansen began on March 22, 1997.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Nyūtō hot spring village
  * Lake Tazawa
  * Semboku City Hall
  * Sashimaki moor
  