Shibata Castle and Central Shibata

Meeting Point

Niigata Station Bandai Exit

Visiting Shibata Castle

Visiting Shirakabe Heisha (Ground Self Defence Force Museum)

Visiting Fukiya Kouji Museum

Fukiya Kouji is an artist, illustrator, poet and director of animated films born in Shibata.

Walking along Teramachi Street and visiting Houkouji Temple

Take a walk along Teramachi Street which has a Edo Period ambience and visit Houkouji Temple, which is a family temple of the Mizoguchi Family of Shibata Clan of Edo Period. Their family cemetary is impressive and interesting to know about the Samurai culture from.

Visiting Shimizuen and Ashigarunagaya plus lunch

You will be able to know how a lord of the Edo Period led life by viewing the beautiful garden and the villa of The Mizoguchi Family, and how the life of lower ranked samurai lived by seeing their houses.

Visiting Aumont Sake Brewery and sake tasting

Visit the long loved Aumont Sake Brewery and enjoy tasting some of their sake of pride.

Visiting Suwa Shrine and Zoushunkaku

The shrine revered over 1400 years has a symbolic large pillar brought from the main Suwa Shrine in Nagano. Visit the shrine and make a wish for prosperity, health and longevity of your family. Near the shrine, a guesthouse of a successful businessman from Shibata, Ohkura Kihachirou, was moved from Tokyo to Shibata, is open to the public from April 2023. Admission: 500 yen each. Open except Thursdays.

Ending Point

Niigata Station Bandai Exit