As mentioned above, although this station is the JR facility nearest to Nagaoka Tenman-gu Shrine, the area around Nagaokatenjin Station of the Hankyu Kyoto Line is considered the central district of Nagaokakyo City and the density of buildings around this station is low.
前述したが、JRでは長岡天満宮への最寄駅になるが、長岡京市では阪急電鉄京都本線長岡天神駅の方が中心部の意味合いが近く、当駅周辺の建物の密度は低い。