Bunsui, Niigata

Bunsui (分水町, Bunsui-machi) was a town located in Nishikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Bunsui is now a part of the expanded city of Tsubame.

As of April 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 15,130. The total area was 39.61 km².

On March 20, 2006, Bunsui, along with the town of Yoshida (also from Nishikanbara District), was merged into the expanded city of Tsubame.^[1]^[2]

The town plays host to the annual Spring Oiran Dochu festival.

Transportation

^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2006. p. 135. Tsubame-shi, Yoshida-machi and Bunsui-machi were incorporated into a newly established Tsubame-shi as of March 20, 2006.
^ "合併情報|燕市". 燕市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-04. 2006年3月20日、燕市、吉田町、分水町が合併して「燕市」が誕生しました。

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