Maki (巻町, Maki-machi) was a town located in the Nishikanbara District of Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

[citation needed] In June 2004 the town submitted a merger request to neighbouring Niigata city.

In March 2005 the merger proposal was approved by the municipal assemblies of Maki and Niigata.

The proposal was approved by the Niigata Prefectural Assembly and the Governor of Niigata Prefecture in July 2005 and by the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications the following month.

[2] On April 1, 2007 Niigata became a government-designated city and the area that was Maki became part of the city's Nishikan Ward.