Kamihayashi, Niigata
Kamihayashi 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, was merged into the expanded city of Murakami.