Shibata Station 新発田駅 is a train station along Uetsu main line 羽越本線 and Hakushin line 白新線. Shibata city once prospered as castle town during the Edo period (1603 - 1868) and Shibata Castle 新発田城 is the main historical symbol of the city today. Another pride of Shibata city is Tsukioka Onsen 月岡温泉, a hot spring district located 6 km south of the main city center. Even though the nearest train station to Tsukioka Onsen is Tsukioka Station 月岡駅 (an unmanned station situated about 3.5 km away from the hot spring district), regular shuttle bus service operates between Tsukioka Onsen and Toyosaka Station 豊栄駅 instead. For our trip, we arrived at Shibata Station in the afternoon and visited Shimizu-en 清水園. After that, we headed for Tsukioka Onsen, where we stayed in one of the ryokan overnight.
Trains serving this train station include:
(1) Limited Express Inaho いなほ, commutes between Niigata 新潟駅 to Akita 秋田駅 via Hakushin line 白新線 and Uetsu main line 羽越本線. Train stations served by this train include Niigata 新潟駅, Toyosaka 豊栄駅, Shibata 新発田駅, Murakami 村上駅, Atsumi Onsen あつみ温泉駅, Tsuruoka 鶴岡駅, Sakata 酒田駅, Ugo Honjo 羽後本荘駅, Akita 秋田駅, etc.
(2) Kairi 海里, a special themed train introduced by JR East in Oct 2019, which commutes between Niigata and Sakata (in Yamagata Prefecture), via Hakushin line 白新線 and Uetsu main line 羽越本線. Train stations served by this train include Niigata 新潟駅, Shibata 新発田駅, Murakami 村上駅, Atsumi Onsen あつみ温泉駅, Tsuruoka 鶴岡駅, Sakata 酒田駅, etc.
Website: https://www.jreast.co.jp/railway/joyful/kairi.html
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What's nearby?
(1) Bus stop, in front of the train station.
Shibata city Loop Bus - Ayame Bus あやめバス covers two routes and it costs 100 yen per ride.
(a) Outer loop (clockwise direction) or Issunboshi-go いっすんぼうし号.
(b) Inner loop (anti clockwise direction) or Oyayubihime-go おやゆびひめ号. Though both buses go to Shibata Castle Site 新発田城跡 from the train station, take the inner loop bus / Oyayubihime-go to cut down on travelling time.
http://www.city.shibata.lg.jp/kurashi/kotsu/bus/ayame/1001436.html
(2) Shibata City Tourist Information Center 新発田市観光情報センター, about 2 minutes walk from train station.
Operating hours: 0900 - 1800 hrs
(2) Shibata City Tourist Information Center 新発田市観光情報センター, about 2 minutes walk from train station.
Operating hours: 0900 - 1800 hrs
(3) Ichishima Shuzo 市島酒造, about 5 minutes walk from the train station.
〒957-0055 新潟県新発田市諏訪町3丁目1-17
Sake brewery tour: 0900 - 1600 hrs
Founded in 1790, Ichishima Shuzo / Sake Brewery was the first brewery in Japan that allowed females to take Shuzoginoshi 酒造技能士 (Sake Brewer) examination. The first female brewer to be certified a first class during the examination was also from Ichishima Shuzo as well. The brewery welcomes visitors to attend their sake brewery guided tour, which is free-of-charge and held daily in its facilities. The guided tour takes about 20 minutes and does not require prior reservation to be made.
(5) Shibata Castle 新発田城, about 25 minutes walk from the train station.
Operating hours: 0900 - 1700 hrs (Apr - Oct); 0900 - 1630 hrs (Nov)
Operating hours: 0900 - 1700 hrs (Apr - Oct); 0900 - 1630 hrs (Nov)
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