Does Niigata have a university?

Yes. Niigata College of Pharmacy and Niigata Sangyo University.

NIIGATA

Niigata · JAPAN (JP) · 37.92°N / 139.04°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,855,431

Niigata is a city in Japan with a population of 797,591. It sits at 37.92/139.04, runs on Asia/Tokyo, is 8 km from Kameda-honchō.

Population 797,591

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Tokyo

All facts

fields

Country: Japan
Subdivision: Niigata
Coords: 37.92°N / 139.04°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SE Kameda-honchō Niigata 32,765 8.2 km

SE Niitsu-honchō Niigata 65,910 15.3 km

S Shirone Niigata 41,406 17.7 km

SE Agano Niigata 40,696 18.7 km

SE Suibara Niigata 20,392 18.7 km

E Seirō Niigata 14,259 20.0 km

SE Agano Niigata 0 22.9 km

S Tagami Niigata 11,481 23.6 km

SW Maki Niigata 29,041 23.7 km

SE Gosen Niigata 48,458 23.7 km

Air access

nearby

KIJ

Niigata Airport

Large airport

0.0 km

Universities

linked

Niigata College of Pharmacy

niigata-pharm.ac.jp

Niigata Sangyo University

nsu.ac.jp

Niigata University

niigata-u.ac.jp

Niigata University of International and Information Studies

nuis.ac.jp

Niigata University of Management

niigataum.ac.jp

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Niigata?: 797,591 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Niigata in?: Asia/Tokyo.
Which country is Niigata in?: Japan (JP).
Which airport serves Niigata?: Niigata Airport (KIJ).
How far is Niigata from Tokyo?: About 255 km.
Does Niigata have a university?: Yes. Niigata College of Pharmacy and Niigata Sangyo University.
What languages are spoken in Japan?: Japanese.
What currency is used in Japan?: Yen.
How many cities are in Japan?: 2,174 on record.
Which admin region is Niigata in?: Niigata.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1855431

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1855431,
    "name": "Niigata",
    "ascii_name": "Niigata",
    "country_code": "JP",
    "population": 797591,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Tokyo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 37.92259,
    "longitude": 139.04125
  }
}

Context

comparatives

24.3x the population of Kameda-honchō.
8 km from Kameda-honchō.
Same timezone (Asia/Tokyo) as 2,173 other cities in Japan.