Koshiji, Niigata

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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

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

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.

Transportation[]

Railway[]

JR East - Shin'etsu Main Line

• Tsukayama - Echigo-Iwatsuka - Raikōji

(ja:越後交通長岡線) (until 1975)

• Raikōji

JNR (ja:魚沼線) (until 1984)

• Raikōji

Highway[]

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

Local attractions[]

• (ja:もみじ園)
• (ja:宝徳山稲荷大社)

• 

  Hotokusan Inari

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