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Where is the City of NAGAOKA?(7 of 21) Location of the City of NAGAOKA and Chosei Bridge over Shinano River

__ Nagaoka is a local city at 200 mile north of Tokyo, which is the second largest city in Niigata Prefecture. Now the population of the city is 190,000 (at Apr. 2005). Shinano River, the longest river in Japan, flows by the down town of Nagaoka. __ During the Edo Shogun Era(17c-19c), the city had been under control of a landlord. At the end of era, the city was burned out in amid of battle between Samurais of Nagaoka and Armies from western part of Japan. That was a part of the civil war that led Japan's modernization. But who predicted Nagaoka would be burned again? __ The Chosei Bridge in the photo was constructed in 1938, which is still in service. The Bridge should have seen what happened in the midnight of August 1st 1945. [PREVIOUS] [NEXT] [Top of "Nagaoka Air Raid"] +++ 長生橋の写真は、長岡市商工部観光課のパンフレットから複写させていただました +++