Chiyazawa, dissolved municipality in Kariwa district, Niigata prefecture, Japan
Chiyazawa is a dissolved municipality in Kariwa district, Japan, that merged with Kashiwazaki city in 2005. The former settlement is now integrated into a larger administrative area and no longer functions as an independent municipality.
Chiyazawa existed as an independent municipality until 2005, when administrative reforms in Japan led to its dissolution. The merger with Kashiwazaki was part of a wider consolidation wave affecting communities across the region.
Since Chiyazawa no longer has independent administration, visitors can explore the area as part of Kashiwazaki. Information about the former municipality is available through local archives and museums of the larger city.
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