Shibata

Shibata (新発田) is a city in Niigata prefecture.

Understand
Shibata is on the northern Echigo Plain, near Niigata City. It flourished as a castle town in the Edo Period and still has a lot of cultural heritage such as Shibata Castle and Ashigaru-nagaya (soldier barracks).

Tourist information site
The local tourist association has a bilingual guide site.

Get in
Shibata is on the JR Uetsu Main Line between Niigata and Murakami.

Onsen
There are several hot springs in a rural area in Shibata.

Tsukioka Onsen (月岡温泉)
Tsukioka Onsen was discovered in 1916. Today, Tsukioka has become major hot spring area with 20 Japanese style hotels and over 700,000 visitors a year. Some of the hotels open their baths to non-staying guests during daytime. Tukioka Onsen is about 20 minutes by bus from Toyosaka Station.
 * Day trip

Golf
There are many golf clubs and courses, in and around this city.

Go next

 * Tainai
 * Murakami
 * Niigata
 * Sado
 * Agano
 * Aga
 * Awashimaura
 * Tsuruoka
 * Nagaoka