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Shibata Castle (新発田城 Shibata-jō) is a castle in Shibata Niigata Prefecture Japan. It was the government office of Shibata Clan (Shibata Han) during the Edo period. Construction of Shibata Castle was started in 1598 by the first clan leader Mizoguchi Hidekatsu and was completed in 1654. After that Shibata‟s politics economy and culture flourished. The Omote mon gate (表門) and Sumi yagura (隅櫓) turret remain from the old days and are designated as important national properties.
