Nagaoka

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Nagaoka-shi 長 岡 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūbu
Prefecture :	Niigata
Coordinates :	37 ° 26 '  N , 138 ° 50'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 26 '12 "  N , 138 ° 50' 20"  E
Basic data
Surface:	840.88 km²
Residents :	267,402 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	318 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	15202-1
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Japanese zelkove
Flower :	azalea
town hall
Address :	Nagaoka City Hall 2 - 1 - 1 , Saiwai-chō Nagaoka -shi Niigata  940-8501
Website URL:	http://www.city.nagaoka.niigata.jp/
Location of Nagaokas in Niigata Prefecture

Nagaoka ( Japanese 長 岡 市 , - shi ) is a city in the interior of Niigata Prefecture on Honshū , the main island of Japan .

It is located on the banks of the Shinano River , about 250 km from Tokyo .

history

Nagaoka is an old castle town around Nagaoka Castle , where the Makino resided until 1868. On April 1, 1906, the place received city rights.

Just before the end of World War II , 66% of the city was destroyed in an air raid with napalm bombs . The city has also been hit by earthquakes several times, most recently in 2004. Nagaoka has therefore chosen a phoenix as the city symbol , which is supposed to represent the will to resurrect from the ruins. This also represents the largest fireworks display in Japan, which takes place on the Shinano River from the 2nd to the 4th of August each year and the conclusion of which is called the Phoenix.

traffic

• Train:
  • The Jōetsu Shinkansen to Niigata has a stop at Nagaoka Station .
  • JR Shin'etsu main line
  • JR Jōetsu Line
  • JR Echigo Line
• Street:
  • Hokuriku Highway
  • Kanetsu Highway
  • National road 8
  • National road 17
  • National road 116, 290, 291, 351, 352, 402, 403, 404, 460

economy

Nagaoka is located in the center of an oil and natural gas area and is therefore an industrial location with mainly chemical industry , in addition to mechanical engineering and tool making .

sons and daughters of the town

• Koganei Yoshikiyo (1859–1944), medical doctor and anthropologist
• Yamamoto Isoroku (1884–1943), Grand Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy
• Yamamura Bochō (1884-1924), poet

Town twinning

•  Fort Worth ( Texas , United States ), since November 9, 1987
•  Trier ( Germany ), since June 2, 2006
  • Nagaoka has been the twin city of the German city of Trier since 2006. The partnership agreement was signed on April 1, 2006 in Nagaoka and on June 2, 2006 in Trier by Mayor Tamio Mori and Lord Mayor Helmut Schröer .
•  Romainmôtier-Envy ( Switzerland ), since April 1, 2006 going back to the town twinning of June 1, 1986 with Oguni, which was incorporated in 2005
•  Bamberg ( Germany ),

Personalities

• Naoki Kawaguchi (* 1994), football player
• Koharu Kusumi (* 1992), member of the band Morning Musume
• Koyama Shōtarō (1857-1916), painter
• Murayama Tatsuo (1915-2010), politician
• Nobuhiro Watsuki (* 1970), Mangaka

Neighboring cities and communities

• Nishikan-ku , Niigata
• Yahiko
• Tsubame
• Sanjō
• Mitsuke
• Uonuma
• Tōkamachi
• Ojiya
• Kashiwazaki
• Kariwa
• Izumozaki
• Sado

Web links

Commons : Nagaoka  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Nagaoka City Hall