Shiba-Park

Shiba Park (Japanese芝 公园, Shiba kōen ) is a public park in the district of Minato (Tokyo), which encloses the Zōjō -ji.

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The Shiba Park is one of the oldest public parks of Tokyo. He was handed over together with Ueno, Asakusa, Fukagawa and Asukayama 1873 to the public. Before the second world war, the park also included the site of the Zōjō -ji, after the war the park because of the separation of state and religion has been reduced to today's thin strip, which now surrounds the temple and the site sold by the temple. To the west is the near Tokyo Tower to see.

In the north part of the site of the former abbot's residence, which fell soon after 1868 to the state, to the park. There is the library of the Minato district. Next, the green strip along the Hibiya - dori belongs to the park. In the south, the park continues to turn a part of the former temple site, which has mature trees there. There is a large prehistoric grave hill rises (芝 丸山 古坟, Shiba Maruyama kofun ) of 106 m length, on the hill, a memorial stone for the important cartographers Inō Tadataka ( 1745-1818 ) is available. In the West, this part of the park remains of a small pond are obtained, which had a Benzaiten Shrine in the Edo period.

In the far south include a baseball field, tennis courts and a swimming pool for the park. A parking lot near the Akabane Bridge contains a reference to the former, dates back to 1859 Guest House of the Bakufu, in the example 1860/61 the Eulenburg mission also Siebold and son have been accommodated later. In the subsequent northward strip has 1984 "Autumn Leaves Valley " (もみじ 谷, Momiji - tani ) is applied with a waterfall. Another slice of greenery in the northwest of the Zōjō -ji completes the annular park.

Characteristics

  • Carrier: Tokyo Prefecture.
  • Opening: October 19, 1873
  • Area: 120,405.14 sqm
  • Trees: 5574 Trees, 22,556 bush -like (1995 )
  • Predominant tree species: cherry, plum, camphor tree, ginkgo, Matebashii
  • Facilities: Baseball and sports field, tennis courts, swimming pool
  • Access: Shiba kōen and Onarimon Station Mita Line ( subway)

District

The park lies at the core of the eponymous district of Shiba kōen which, Chome in four numbered district, is divided. In the neighborhood are among others the Tokyo Tower and the Town Hall of Minato. Covering an area of 0.65 km ², the district had 1,019 inhabitants, according to 2005 census and a daily population of 21 969.

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