Discover 6 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Nagaoka (Japan). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Fujihashi Site, Koshiji Bridge, and Niigata Prefectural Museum of History. Also, be sure to include Nagaoka University of Technology in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Nagaoka (Niigata).
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Fujihashi Site
The Fujihashi Site is an archaeological site containing the remnants of a late to final Jōmon period settlement located in the Nishizumachi neighborhood of the city of Nagaoka, Niigata in the Hokuriku region of Japan. It was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1978.[1]
Koshiji Bridge
Also known as: 越路橋
Bridge in Nagaoka, Japan. The Koshiji Bridge carries Japanese Kashiwazaki Takahama Horinouchi Line Road No. 23 in Niigata Prefecture. The bridge replaced others on this site. Possibly the most notable was a bridge originally constructed by Andrew Handyside & Co of Derby. This bridge had been designed as a bridge for the Japanese National Railway in 1896 named Shinanogawa Bridge and saw good service until 1952. In 1959 it was remodeled to be the Koshiji Bridge as a road bridge. This was eventually made redundant when a bypass was constructed in 1998 and in 2002 the old Handyside bridge was shortened and moved to a park to preserve it.[2]
Address: 浦 / 釜ケ島, Nagaoka
Niigata Prefectural Museum of History
Also known as: 新潟県立歴史博物館
Museum in Nagaoka, Japan. Niigata Prefectural Museum of History is a prefectural museum in Nagaoka, Japan, dedicated to the history of Niigata Prefecture. The museum opened in 2000.[3]
Address: Nagaoka, 1-2247 Sekihara
Nagaoka University of Technology
Also known as: 長岡技術科学大学
National university in Nagaoka, Japan. Nagaoka University of Technology, abbreviated as Nagaoka Gidai, is a national technology university founded in 1976 in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan. It is one of only two Universities of Technology, a form of university in Japan, the other being Toyohashi University of Technology in Aichi. Many students from colleges of technology, a 5-year college called "kosen" in Japan have enrolled. The university requires 4th year students to spend up to five months on-the-job experience in private enterprises, government agencies, and elsewhere. Having a high employment rate in the national universities in Japan.[4]
Nagaoka University
Also known as: 長岡大学
Private university in Nagaoka, Japan. Nagaoka University is a private university in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1905. In 1971, the institution was reorganized as the Nagaoka Women's Junior College and in 1973 was chartered as a coeducational junior college. One of the first teachers of the Women's College was Kanai Yoshiko. In 2001 it became a four-year college.[5]
Nagaoka Institute of Design
Also known as: 長岡造形大学
Public university in Japan. The Nagaoka Institute of Design is a public university in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan. It was established in 1994.[6]