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健脚レベル：中
所要時間：約3時間30分
食事：無し

まずはかつて徳川幕府の領地だった新発田市にある新発田城跡へ向かいます。当時のままの姿が残っている「表門」と「旧二ノ丸隅櫓（読み：すみやぐら）」は国の重要文化財に指定されています。また全国で唯一丁字型の屋根に３匹の鯱を配した三階櫓は内部には入れませんが見どころの一つです。続いて清水園を訪れます。新発田藩を統治していた溝口家により17世紀に造られたこの庭園は昭和中期に古記録と聞き込みに基づき修復され、越後から東北にかけて他に比を見ない名園となりました。最後に、高品質の酒で知られる1790年代創業の酒造、五階菱（読み：ごかいびし）（旧王紋酒造）を訪れます。お酒の試飲やお土産のお買い物を楽しみましょう。

Once under the domain of the Tokugawa shogunate, the town of Shibata was established over 420 years ago. Today, the Edo Period and the legacy of shoguns comes to life when you visit Shibata. A comfortable 30-minute ride takes you to Shimizu Garden, an elegant 17th century garden in the style of Kyoto. Its pond, trees and plants are beautiful year-round. A building of special interest nearby is an Ashigaru Nagaya, which served as the lodgings for common foot soldiers. Next on the itinerary is the Shibata Castle Ruins. Erected in 1598, the Japanese Mizoguchi samurai used the castle as the center of their powerful rule until the Meiji restoration in 1868. The three-story tower has been fully restored including its two turrets. Finally, you'll visit Gokaibishi Sake Brewery, known for its high-quality sake made from local rice and water since 1790.