Murakami: facts

At a glance

• Country: Japan
• Region: Niigata
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 58,300
• Coordinates: 38.2333° N, 139.4833° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Yen (JPY)
• Distance to the capital, Tokyo: 283 km (176 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Niigata Airport (KIJ): 45 km (28 mi), straight line
• Shonai Airport (SYO): 70 km (43 mi), straight line
• Yamagata Airport (GAJ): 80 km (50 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Tainai: 20 km (12 mi)
• Shibata: 34 km (21 mi)
• Suibara: 48 km (30 mi)
• Nagai: 50 km (31 mi)
• Yokogoshi-chuo: 52 km (32 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Niigata, 52 km (32 mi)