Shōbu (菖蒲町 Shōbu-machi) was a town located in Minamisaitama District, Saitama, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 21,837 and a density of 797.84 persons per km². The total area was 27.67 km².
On March 23, 2010, the town of Shōbu, along with the towns of Kurihashi and Washimiya, both from Kitakatsushika District, merged with the city of Kuki to form the new city of Kuki.[1]
At Shobu, there is Shobu-Kuki transmitter, one of the largest stations for AM and shortwave broadcasting in Japan.