Shiba Park (芝公園, Shiba kōen) is a public park in Minato, Tokyo, Japan built around the temple of Zōjō-ji.
| Shiba Park | |
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 Zōjō-ji and Tokyo Tower | |
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| Location | Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°39′23″N 139°44′54″E / 35.65639°N 139.74833°E |
| Area | 122,501.09 square metres (30.27068 acres) |
| Created | October 19, 1873 |
The park is located between the Minato municipal offices and Tokyo Tower. Many of the footpaths in the park offer excellent views of Tokyo Tower, so the park is a popular spot for dates and appears in many television and film sequences. The Central Labor Relations Commission is located here.
Shiba Tōshō-gū shrine, an example of Tōshō-gū architecture, is also located in the park. A giant ginkgo tree, designated Natural Monument and believed to have been planted there by Iemitsu Tokugawa, can be found in the grounds of the shrine.[1]
Thomas Glover had his Tokyo residence here.[citation needed]
Some of the parkland was once the Ōkubo clan residence in Edo.[2]
Shiba Palace Garden (Shiba Onshi-koen), the grounds of the former Shiba DetachedPalace, has become the property of the Municipality and is open to the public.[3] The Arisugawa gardens were purchased by the Imperial Household Agency in 1875. The land has since been donated for public use and enjoyment.[2]
A tree that United States President Ulysses S. Grant planted at the park is still growing there today.[citation needed]
1920
Utagawa Kuniaki II
Education
Minato City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools.
Shibakoen 1-3-chōme and 7-10-ban of 4-chōme are zoned to Onarimon Elementary School (御成門小学校) and Onarimon Junior High School (御成門中学校). Shibakoen 1-6-ban of 4-chōme are zoned to Azabu Elementary School (麻布小学校) and Roppongi Junior High School (六本木中学校).[4]
Shiba Junior and Senior High School, a private school, is in Shiba Park.
Minato City Library operates Minato Library in Shibakoen.[5]
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