title: Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station
text: # Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station
  
  Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station (茂吉記念館前駅, Mokichikinenkanmae-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It takes its name after the Mokichi Saitō Memorial Museum.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 77.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station has two opposed side platforms connected via a level crossing. The station is unattended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Yamagata and Shinjō |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Kaminoyamaonsen, Akayu, and Yonezawa |
  
  ## History
  
  The station opened on 5 December 1952 as Kitakaminoyama Station (北上ノ山駅, Kitakaminoyama eki). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. It was renamed to its present name on 1 July 1992.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  The surrounding area is of rice paddies and small rural communities.
  
  