It is located on the west side of the river Rhine, bordering Oberkassel and Lörick.

[citation needed] At the start of the 20th century, Oberkassel and Niederkassel were popular places for artist's residences.

[citation needed], prompted by the national arts exhibition in Düsseldorf in 1902.

[3] In the 1970s, Oberkassel and Niederkassel become a popular place for the Japanese community in Germany to live.

[4][5] In 1973 the permanent facility of Japanese School of Düsseldorf opened in Niederkassel.