Gosen: facts

At a glance

• Country: Japan
• Region: Niigata
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 48,458
• Coordinates: 37.7333° N, 139.1667° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Yen (JPY)
• Distance to the capital, Tokyo: 232 km (144 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Niigata Airport (KIJ): 25 km (16 mi), straight line
• Sado Airport (SDS): 75 km (47 mi), straight line
• Fukushima Airport (FKS): 125 km (78 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Muramatsu: 4.6 km (2.8 mi)
• Agano: 6.6 km (4.1 mi)
• Niitsu-honcho: 8.4 km (5.2 mi)
• Shirone: 13 km (8 mi)
• Yokogoshi-chuo: 13 km (8 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Niigata, 24 km (15 mi)