Yokogoshi, Niigata

Yokogoshi (横越町, Yokogoshi-machi) was a town located in Nakakanbara District, Niigata, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,339 and a density of 480.06 persons per km². The total area was 23.62 km².

On March 21, 2005 Yoskogoshi, along with the towns of Kameda and Kosudo, all from Nakakanbara District, the town of Nishikawa, the villages of Ajikata, Iwamuro, Katahigashi, Nakanokuchi and Tsukigata, all from Nishikanbara District, and the cities of Niitsu, Shirone and Toyosaka, was absorbed by the expanded city of Niigata. As of April 1, 2007, the area is part of the Konan-ku ward.