Koshiji, Niigata

Koshiji (越路町, Koshiji-machi) was a town located in Santō District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

Koshiji 越路町
Former municipality
Momijien
Flag Emblem
Country	Japan
Region	Hokuriku
Prefecture	Niigata Prefecture
Merged	April 1, 2005 (now part of Nagaoka)
Area
• Total	58.44 km2 (22.56 sq mi)
Population  (2003)
• Total	14,160
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)

10 municipalities merged into Nagaoka City

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 14,160 and a density of 242.30 persons per km². The total area was 58.44 km².

On April 1, 2005, Koshiji, along with the town of Oguni (from Kariwa District), the village of Yamakoshi (from Koshi District), the town of Nakanoshima (from Minamikanbara District), and the town of Mishima (also from Santō District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka.^[1][2]

Transportation

Railway

JR East - Shin'etsu Main Line

• Tsukayama - Echigo-Iwatsuka - Raikōji

Echigo Kotsu Nagaoka Line(ja:越後交通長岡線) (until 1975)

• Raikōji

JNR Uonuma Line(ja:魚沼線) (until 1984)

• Raikōji

Highway

• National Route 351
• National Route 403
• National Route 404

Local attractions

• Momijien(ja:もみじ園)
• Hotokusan Inari Taisha Shrine(ja:宝徳山稲荷大社)

• 
  Hotokusan Inari

References

1. 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 139. Nakanoshima-machi, Koshiji-machi, Mishima-machi, Yamakoshi-mura and Oguni-machi were incorporated into Nagaoka-shi as of April 1, 2005.
2. "越路町と長岡市との合併 | 長岡市よくある質問（Q＆A）". 長岡市. Retrieved 2024-02-04. 平成17年4月1日に南蒲原郡中之島町、三島郡三島町、古志郡山古志村、刈羽郡小国町と一緒に長岡市に編入合併しました。