Nogata borders Maruyama in the north, Arai and Numabukuro to the east, Nakano and Kōenji to the south, and Yamatochō, Wakamiya, and Saginomiya to the west.

Nakano City Board of Education (中野区教育委員会) operates public elementary and junior high schools.

Schools in Nogata: The zone for Kitahara Elementary includes 6-chome and parts of 3-5 chome.

[3] Areas zoned to Midorino Junior High School (緑野中学校) include all of 3-4 and 6-chome, and parts of 2 and 5-chome.

The zone of Nakano Junior High School (中野中学校) includes portions of 1 and 2-chome.