Noda

Sekiyado Castle

For other places with the same name, see Noda (disambiguation).

Noda (野田市 Noda-shi) is a city in northwestern Chiba prefecture.

Understand

Noda has been a centre of Japanese soybean production for a long time. The Kikkoman soy sauce empire has its headquarters here.

Tourist information site

The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site with integrated Google Translate.

See

• 1 Kikkoman Soy Sauce Factory Tour, 110 Noda, Noda, Chiba Prefecture 278-0037, ☏ +81 4-7123-5136. 09:00-16:00. An explanation of how soy sauce is made, and Kikkoman's history in the making of soy sauce. Ends with a soy sauce tasting, and free samples. Reservations requested by phone (in Japanese) beforehand. Free.  

Do

• Shimizu Park (清水公園) - one of Japan’s largest field-athletics courses is about 90 minutes by train from central Tokyo.

Go next

• Nagareyama
• Kashiwa
• Abiko
• Kasukabe
• Satte
• Bando
• Toride
• Moriya
• Sugito

Routes through Noda

Ōmiya ← Iwatsuki ← Kasukabe ←	W  S	→ Kashiwa
Ōmiya ← Iwatsuki ← Kasukabe ←	W  S	→ Kashiwa → Funabashi → Chiba