Shiunji, Niigata

Shiunji (紫雲寺町, Shiunji-machi) was a town located in Kitakanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,840 and a density of 293.63 persons per km². The total area was 26.70 km².

On May 1, 2005, Shiunji, along with the village of Kajikawa (also from Kitakanbara District), was merged into the expanded city of Shibata.^[1][2]

Shiunji is the hometown of Sasagawa Miwa, a Japanese folk singer. In October 2005 she released a single in honor of her hometown, called "紫雲寺" (Shiunji).^[3] The single was available only in Niigata and was limited to only 2,000 copies. The song is also included on her February 2006 album "夜明け" (Yoake) which was sold throughout Japan.

References

1. 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 [Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register] (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 139. Shiunji-machi and Kajikawa-mura were incorporated into Shibata-shi as of May 1, 2005.
2. "新発田市・紫雲寺町・加治川村合併". 新潟県新発田市公式ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
3. "笹川美和、ベストアルバム全曲解説". BARKS (in Japanese). 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2024-02-05.