Kamihayashi, Niigata

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Kamihayashi 神林村
Former municipality
Location of Kamihayashi in Niigata Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Hokuriku
Prefecture	Niigata Prefecture
District	Iwafune District
Merged	April 1, 2008 (now part of Murakami)
Area
• Total	82.18 km2 (31.73 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	9,810
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Flower	Lilium
Tree	Pine

Kamihayashi (神林村, Kamihayashi-mura) was a village located in Iwafune District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 10,228 and a density 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 (all from Iwafune District), was merged into the expanded city of Murakami.

Transportation[]

Railway[]

• JR East: Uetsu Main Line (Hirabayashi Station, Iwafunemachi Station)

Road[]

• Japan National Route 7
• Japan National Route 290
• Japan National Route 345

Coordinates: 38°10′58.2″N 139°27′23.3″E / 38.182833°N 139.456472°E / 38.182833; 139.456472

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