was a town located in Kitakanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,840 and a density of 293.63 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area was 26.70 km<sup>2</sup>.
On May 1, 2005, Shiunji, along with the village of Kajikawa (also from Kitakanbara District), was merged into the expanded city of Shibata.
Shiunji is the hometown of Sasagawa Miwa, a Japanese folk singer. In October 2005 she released a single in honor of her hometown, called "ç´«é²寺" (Shiunji). The single was available only in Niigata and was limited to only 2,000 copies. The song is also included on her February 2006 album "å¤ÂæÂÂãÂÂ" (Yoake) which was sold throughout Japan.