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{{Castle
|English Name=
|English Name=Shibata Castle
|Japanese Name=新発田城
|Romaji Name=Shibata-jo
|Alternate Names=Ayame-jo
|Founder=Mizoguchi Hidekatsu
|Year Founded=1598
|Castle Type=Flatland
|Castle Condition=Reconstructed main keep
|Designations=Top 100 Castles, has Important Cultural Properties, Local Historic Site
|Historical Period=Edo Period
|Main Keep Structure=3 levels, 3 stories
|Year Reconstructed=2004 (wood)
|Artifacts=Omote Gate, Ninomaru Sumi Yagura
|Features=main keep, gates, turrets, samurai homes, water moats, stone walls, walls
|Access=Shibata Sta. (Uetsu Line), 20 min walk
|Visitor Information=Open April1 - Nov 30
|Time Required=80 mins
|Website=http://www.city.shibata.niigata.jp/html/index02/shibatajo/
|City=Shibata
|Prefecture=Niigata Prefecture
|Notes=This is a great little castle to visit if you're not too far away. When considering the original samurai homes, Important Cultural Properties and faithfully reconstructed yagura I gave it 4 stars. It's unfortunate that you can't go in the main keep. Take the time to visit the samurai homes about 1.5km from the castle. They're well worth your time.
|History=In the Sengoku Period, the Shibata clan ruled over this area and were aligned with Oda Nobunaga, Naturally, that put them at odds with Uesugi Kagekatsu who defeated them in 1587. In 1598, Mizoguchi Hidekatsu founded Shibata Castle under the orders of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. It was not completed until 1654 under the third generation Mizoguchi, Mizoguchi Nobunao. In 1872 when the Meiji Government ordered the castle to be dismantled it had 11 yagura and 5 gates. Of those 16 main structures only one gate and one yagura remain today. The majority of the Ninomaru and the Honmaru baileys are now occupied by the a Self Defense Forces base. Because of that you cannot enter the three story yagura pictured above. The closest that you can get is where this picture was taken just across the moat.


 
The three story yagura pictured above was used as the main keep for the castle. Look closely at the roof of the castle. How many shachi do you see? Indeed, there are three. The roof of the top level is in the shape of a T with a shachi on each end. It is the only yagura in Japan with three shachi on the roof.
 
|Year Visited=2011
 
|AddedJcastle=2011
Shibata Castle
|Japanese Notes=近くにいればこのお城に訪れる価値があります。重要文化財と忠実に復元した櫓、そして現存の武家屋敷と長屋を考えると四つ星にしました。御三階櫓に入れないのはとても残念です。お城から約１．５キロ位離れた武家屋敷も大変お勧めです。
|Japanese Name=
|Visits=October 9, 2011
新発田城
|GPSLocation=37.95513, 139.32514
|Romaji Name=
|Contributor=Eric
Shibata-jo
|Alternate Names=
Ayame-jo
|Founder=
Mizoguchi Hidekatsu
|Year Founded=
1598
|Castle Type=
Flatland
|Castle Condition=
Reconstructed main keep
|Designations=
 
Local Historic Site, Top 100 Castles, has Important Cultural Properties
 
|Historical Period=
Edo Period
|Main Keep Structure=
3 levels, 3 stories
|Year Reconstructed=
2004 (wood)
|Artifacts=
 
Omote Gate, Ninomaru Sumi Yagura
 
|Features=
stone walls
|Access=
 
Shibata Sta. (Uetsu Line), 20 min walk
 
|Visitor Information=
 
 
|Time Required=
 
|City=
Shibata, Niigata Pref.
|Prefecture=
Niigata Prefecture
|Notes=
 
 
This is a great little castle to visit if you're not too far away. When considering the original samurai homes, Important Cultural Properties and faithfully reconstructed yagura I gave it 4 stars. It's unfortunate that you can't go in the main keep. Take the time to visit the samurai homes about 1.5km from the castle. They're well worth your time.
 
 
|History=
 
 
In the Sengoku Period, the Shibata clan ruled over this area and were aligned with Oda Nobunaga, Naturally, that put them at odds with Uesugi Kagekatsu who defeated them in 1587. In 1598, Mizoguchi Hidekatsu founded Shibata Castle under the orders of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. It was not completed until 1654 under the third generation Mizoguchi, Mizoguchi Nobunao. In 1872 when the Meiji Government ordered the castle to be dismantled it had 11 yagura and 5 gates. Of those 16 main structures only one gate and one yagura remain today. The majority of the Ninomaru and the Honmaru baileys are now occupied by the a Self Defense Forces base. Because of that you cannot enter the three story yagura pictured above. The closest that you can get is where this picture was taken just across the moat. <p>The three story yagura pictured above was used as the main keep for the castle. Look closely at the roof of the castle. How many shachi do you see? Indeed, there are three. The roof of the top level is in the shape of a T with a shachi on each end. It is the only yagura in Japan with three shachi on the roof. </p>
 
 
|Visits=
October 9, 2011
|Japanese Notes=
 
 
近くにいればこのお城に訪れる価値があります。重要文化財と忠実に復元した櫓、そして現存の武家屋敷と長屋を考えると四つ星にしました。御三階櫓に入れないのはとても残念です。お城から約１．５キロ位離れた武家屋敷も大変お勧めです。
 
 
|Year Visited=
2011
|Website=
 
 
http://www.city.shibata.niigata.jp/html/index02/shibatajo/
 
 
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Latest revision as of 16:00, 15 May 2025

This is a great little castle to visit if you're not too far away. When considering the original samurai homes, Important Cultural Properties and faithfully reconstructed yagura I gave it 4 stars. It's unfortunate that you can't go in the main keep. Take the time to visit the samurai homes about 1.5

Shibata14.jpg

History

In the Sengoku Period, the Shibata clan ruled over this area and were aligned with Oda Nobunaga, Naturally, that put them at odds with Uesugi Kagekatsu who defeated them in 1587. In 1598, Mizoguchi Hidekatsu founded Shibata Castle under the orders of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. It was not completed until 1654 under the third generation Mizoguchi, Mizoguchi Nobunao. In 1872 when the Meiji Government ordered the castle to be dismantled it had 11 yagura and 5 gates. Of those 16 main structures only one gate and one yagura remain today. The majority of the Ninomaru and the Honmaru baileys are now occupied by the a Self Defense Forces base. Because of that you cannot enter the three story yagura pictured above. The closest that you can get is where this picture was taken just across the moat.

The three story yagura pictured above was used as the main keep for the castle. Look closely at the roof of the castle. How many shachi do you see? Indeed, there are three. The roof of the top level is in the shape of a T with a shachi on each end. It is the only yagura in Japan with three shachi on the roof.


Field Notes

This is a great little castle to visit if you're not too far away. When considering the original samurai homes, Important Cultural Properties and faithfully reconstructed yagura I gave it 4 stars. It's unfortunate that you can't go in the main keep. Take the time to visit the samurai homes about 1.5km from the castle. They're well worth your time.


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Gallery
  • main keep
  • main keep
  • original ninomaru sumi yagura
  • Ninomaru Sumi Yagura
  • Inside the Ninomaru Sumiyagura
  • Original Omotemon Gate
  • Omotemon Gate
  • Inside the Omotemon Gate
  • 2 yagura, moat, gate
  • Tatsumi Yagura
  • Tatsumi Yagura
  • Inside the Tatsumi Yagura
  • Stones from the Dobashimon Gate
  • Castle map
  • Ashigaru Nagaya
  • You can see a couple of the doors to different apartments.
  • Inside one of the apartments
  • map of the longhouse
  • Ishiguro home
  • Shimizudani Palace


Castle Profile
English Name Shibata Castle
Japanese Name 新発田城
Alternate Names Ayame-jo
Founder Mizoguchi Hidekatsu
Year Founded 1598
Castle Type Flatland
Castle Condition Reconstructed main keep
Designations Top 100 Castles, has Important Cultural Properties, Local Historic Site
Historical Period Edo Period
Main Keep Structure 3 levels, 3 stories
Year Reconstructed 2004 (wood)
Artifacts Omote Gate, Ninomaru Sumi Yagura
Features main keep, gates, turrets, samurai homes, water moats, stone walls, walls
Visitor Information
Access Shibata Sta. (Uetsu Line), 20 min walk
Hours Open April1 - Nov 30
Time Required 80 mins
URL Castle Website
Location Shibata, Niigata Prefecture
Coordinates 37.95513, 139.32514
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2011
Contributor Eric
Admin Year Visited 2011
Admin Visits October 9, 2011
Nearby Samurai Homes

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Ishiguro Residence

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Shibata Ashigaru Nagaya

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Shimizudani Palace
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