A few facts about Murakami
- About 58,000 people live in Murakami.
- It's part of the Niigata region.
- Tokyo, the largest city in Japan, is about 283 km away.
- For a bigger city, Niigata is about 52 km away.
- Towns nearby: Shibata (34 km), Agano (50 km) and Niitsu-honchō (58 km).