Shibata (Niigata)

Shibata (Japanese新 発 田 市, - shi) is a city in the interior of the Niigata prefecture on Honshu, the main island of Japan.

Geography

Shibata is located south of Murakami and east of Niigata.

History

The city Shibata was founded on 1 January 1947.

Attractions

• Tsukioka Onsen ( Hot Spring )

Twinning

• United States Orange City (Iowa)

Traffic

• Train: JR Uetsu Main Line
• JR Hakushin - line

• Nihonkai Tohoku highway
• National Road 7
• National roads 113, 290, 460

Adjacent Cities and Towns

• Niigata
• Agano ( Niigata )
• Tainai
• Kitakata