- Shibata,Murakami Area
- Niigata,Aga Area
- Nagaoka,Kashiwazaki Area
- Uonuma,Yuzawa Area
- Joetsu,Myoko Area
- Sado Area
Castle town Shibata National Zoni Soup Competition!
Update:2011.09.01
Decide who makes the best zoni in Japan! “What’s zoni,” you ask? It’s a traditional soup make of mochi pounded rice cakes and vegetables that’s traditionally eaten on New Year’s Day. The mochi used in this event is made from Shibata-produced koganemochi, made from rice planted and harvested by the children of Shibata. This event, the best known of Shibata’s winter events, attracts over ten thousand visitors every year.
Date/ Time: Sunday, January 8th, 2012; 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Venue: Shibata Castle Park, 6 Otemachi, Shibata City,
Niigata Prefecture
Niigata Prefecture
Directions: ●10 minutes by car from JR Shibata Station on the Uetsu Line
●15 minutes by car from the Seiro-Shibata IC
on the Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway
●15 minutes by car from the Seiro-Shibata IC
on the Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway
37.9544471,139.3232783
