Tsubame-Sanjō

Tsubame-Sanjō Station ( 燕三条駅 Tsubame-Sanjō-eki ? ) is a railway station located in Sanjō, Niigata , Japan . The station sits directly on the border of the cities of Sanjō and Tsubame . As the station headquarters are located on the Sanjō side of the station, Tsubame-Sanjō Station is considered to be in Sanjō. The station opened on November 15, 1982. [1] [2] Tsubame-Sanjō Station offers access to the Iyahiko Shrine via the JR East Yahiko Line . The shrine, located in the town of Yahiko , was the ichinomiya , or highest shrine, of the ancient Echigo Province , and has numerous Important Cultural Properties of Japan . [2] [3]