was a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

located in Iwafune District,

Niigata Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,227,496 (1 July 2019) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. As of 2003, the village had an estimated

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of 10,228 and a

density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ...

of 124.46 persons per km². The total area was 82.18 km². On April 1, 2008, Kamihayashi, along with the towns of Arakawa and Sanpoku, and the village of

Asahi Asahi (朝日, 旭, or あさひ) means "morning sun" in Japanese and may refer to: Cities * Asahi, Chiba (旭市; ''Asahi-shi'') Wards * Asahi-ku, Osaka (旭区; ''Asahi-ku'') * Asahi-ku, Yokohama (旭; ''Asahi-ku'') Towns * Asahi, Aichi (旭� ...

(all from Iwafune District), was merged into the expanded city of Murakami.

Transportation

Railway

JR East The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

Uetsu Main Line The is a railway line in the Tohoku and Chubu regions of Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it connects Niitsu Station in the city of Niigata and Akita Station in Akita. The name "Uetsu" refers to the ancient pro ...

( Hirabayashi Station,

Iwafunemachi Station is a railway station in the city of Murakami, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Iwafunemachi Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 55.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu St ...

)

Road

Japan National Route 7 is a major north-south National highways of Japan, national highway on the Sea of Japan side of the island of Honshū, Japan. It traverses four Prefectures of Japan, prefectures, with Niigata Prefecture, Niigata at its southern end, then Yamagat ...

Japan National Route 290 National Route 290 is a national highway of Japan connecting Murakami, Niigata is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 58,300 in 22,594 households, and a population density of 50 persons ...

Japan National Route 345 National Route 345 is a national highway of Japan connecting Chūō-ku, Niigata and Yuza, Yamagata in Japan, with a total length of . History National Route 345 was established on 1 April 1975 as a route connecting Murakami, Niigata and Yuza, ...

Dissolved municipalities of Niigata Prefecture Murakami, Niigata {{Niigata-geo-stub