Nishiyama (西山町, Nishiyama-machi) was a town located in Kariwa District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,712 and a density of 118.52 persons per km2.
On May 1, 2005, Nishiyama, along with the town of Takayanagi (also from Kariwa District), was merged into the expanded city of Kashiwazaki.
[1][2] The town was the birthplace of Kakuei Tanaka, once the Japanese prime minister.
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