is a public park in Minato, Tokyo, Japan built around the temple of Zà Âjà Â-ji.
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 Tà Âshà Â-gà « shrine, an example of Tà Âshà Â-gà « 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.
Thomas Glover had his Tokyo residence here.
Some of the parkland was once the à Âkubo clan residence in Edo.
Shiba Palace Garden (Shiba Onshi-koen), the grounds of the former Shiba Detached Palace, has become the property of the Municipality and is open to the public. The Arisugawa gardens were purchased by the Imperial Household Agency in 1875. The land has since been donated for public use and enjoyment.
A tree that United States President Ulysses S. Grant planted at the park is still growing there today.
Minato City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools.
Shibakoen 1-3-chà Âme and 7-10-ban of 4-chà Âme are zoned to Onarimon Elementary School () and Onarimon Junior High School (). Shibakoen 1-6-ban of 4-chà Âme are zoned to Azabu Elementary School () and Roppongi Junior High School ().
, a private school, is in Shiba Park.
Minato City Library operates Minato Library in Shibakoen.