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Shirakabe Barracks: Day Trip from Sendai (141 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Shirakabe Barracks is a museum in Shibata, Niigata Prefecture, about 141 km in a straight line from Sendai Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Sendai for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Shirakabe Barracks
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese白壁兵舎
LocationShibata, Niigata Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Shibata Station – about 1.6 km
From Sendai Stationabout 141 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 256 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 379 km (straight line)
Established1874
Coordinates37.95435, 139.32244
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.mod.go.jp/pco/niigata/HP/sirakabe.html

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