Nagaoka: facts

At a glance

• Country: Japan
• Region: Niigata
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 266,936
• Coordinates: 37.4500° N, 138.8500° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Yen (JPY)
• Distance to the capital, Tokyo: 210 km (130 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Niigata Airport (KIJ): 61 km (38 mi), straight line
• Sado Airport (SDS): 78 km (48 mi), straight line
• Fukushima Airport (FKS): 142 km (88 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Yoitamachi-yoita: 11 km (7 mi)
• Mitsuke: 12 km (7 mi)
• Tochio-honcho: 13 km (8 mi)
• Ojiya: 17 km (11 mi)
• Sanjo: 21 km (13 mi)

Events

• Nagaoka festival: August 2027