Nagai-shi

Nagai is a city located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, and since August 2025 has been officially designated as the Japanese "hometown" for the United Republic of Tanzania.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Shirousagi Station and Koguwa Station.

Shirousagi Station

Railway station

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Shirousagi Station is a railway station in Nagai, Yamagata, Japan, operated by the Yamagata Railway. Shirousagi Station is situated 4 km southeast of Nagai-shi.

Koguwa Station

Railway station

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Koguwa Station is a railway station in Shirataka, Yamagata, Japan, operated by the Yamagata Railway. Koguwa Station is situated 4 km east of Nagai-shi.

Nagai-shi

Location: Yamagata, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

38.1667° or 38° 10′ north

Longitude

140° east

Population

28,600

Elevation

662 metres (2,172 feet)

Open location code

8RC25282+M2

GeoNames ID

2111778

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In Other Languages

“Nagai-shi” goes by many names.

Japanese: “長井”
Japanese: “長井市”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kawarazawa and Kawarasawa.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mount Ha and Hachigata Mine.

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Worth a closer look: Yamagata and Sakata.

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