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Population65,910
GeoNames
Local name新津本町
RegionNiigata
Elevation8 m
26 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportNiigata Airport (KIJ)
17 km
Why visit Niitsu-honchō
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 19 places to eat and 2 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Furutsu Hachimanyama Site and Northern Culture Museum.
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Museums and landmarks5
Furutsu Hachimanyama Site
Monument and historic site · 4.1 km
Yayoi period archaeological site in Akiha-ku, Hokuriku, Japan
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Restaurants and cafes19
7 more on the map.
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Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship8
Shopping14
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Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries9
Healthcare6
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Map of Niitsu-honchō
74 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Niigata Airport (KIJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 17 km away.
- Tsubame 23 km southwest, about 23 min by car
- Shibata 25 km northeast, about 25 min by car
- Sanjō 25 km southwest, about 25 min by car
- Nagaoka 46 km southwest, about 46 min by car
- Kitakata 68 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Ryōtsu-minato 67 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Aizu-misato Machi 75 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Aizu-Wakamatsu 80 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Tōkamachi 81 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Shiozawa 88 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Niitsu-honchō, Bernie Ongewe, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 古津八幡山遺跡前方後方形周溝墓, 小池 隆, CC BY 4.0
- Northern Culture Museum 002, Sgico, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kaetsu Hospital 2012, Altomarina, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Niitsu Railway Museum front, Soren Bradley, CC BY 4.0
- Niitsu high school, Altomarina, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Niitsu technical high school, Altomarina, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Niitsu station east side building, Niiryoku2910, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Akiha Police Station Niitsu Ekimae Koban, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Niitsu-Station-20111228, Rsa, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 新津駅 - panoramio (4), くろふね, CC BY 3.0
- Niitsu Station East 2018.09, Rebirth10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kiku salad, Bernie Ongewe, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Niitsu Station Ekimeihyo SE, Rebirth10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Niitsu Station Renraku Jiyu Turo, Rebirth10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Niitsu Station Enter, Rebirth10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Niitsu Station Kaisatsuguchi, Rebirth10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Niitsu Station NewDays, Rebirth10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Niitsu Station Take and Sumi Panel, Rebirth10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Niitsu Station Machiaisitsu Consent, Rebirth10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Niitsu Station Home Machiaisitsu, Rebirth10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Niitsu. Fighting yatai, Bernie Ongewe, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Niitsu Station Ekimeihyo, Rebirth10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Niitsu Sta concourse 2022,2, Rebirth10, CC BY 3.0
- JR Banetsu west line (2895257038), Yamaguchi Yoshiaki from Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 新津駅 - panoramio (7), くろふね, CC BY 3.0
- 新津駅 - panoramio (2), くろふね, CC BY 3.0
- 新津駅 - panoramio (5), くろふね, CC BY 3.0
- Niitsu Station Chiku Denthi Ekisya Hozyo Dengen, Rebirth10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Niitsu Station Mokusei Suisou, Rebirth10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Niitsu Station Home, Rebirth10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Niitsu Station Machiaisitsu, Rebirth10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Niitsu Station Renraku, Rebirth10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 新津駅 - panoramio (1), くろふね, CC BY 3.0
- 新津駅 - panoramio (6), くろふね, CC BY 3.0
- 新津駅 - panoramio (3), くろふね, CC BY 3.0
- JNR C57 180 20140405 01, Memorin（上総っぽ◆C57/N774P.）, CC BY 2.1 jp
- Niitsu Station Clock and Ekimeihyo, Rebirth10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- SL banetsu monogatari at JR Niitsu Station in 2021-08-14, Rory trains, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 新津駅 - panoramio, ardosa, CC BY 3.0
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