is a public park in

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built around the temple of

Zōjō-ji is a Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is the main temple of the Jōdo-shū ("Pure Land") Chinzei sect of Buddhism in the Kantō region. Its mountain name is San'en-zan (三縁山). Zōjō-ji is notable for its relations ...

. The park is located between the Minato municipal offices and

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. 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 is a Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine located in the Minato ward of Tokyo, Japan. Like every other ''Tōshō-gū'' shrine, it is characterized by enshrining the first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu with the name Tōshō Daigong ...

shrine, an example of

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architecture, is also located in the park. A giant ginkgo tree, designated

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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 Ōkubo clan residence in Edo. Ōkubo clan garden in Edo, purchased by Imperial Household Agency in 1875
/ref> 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

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President

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planted at the park is still growing there today. File:Nitenmon.JPG File:Shiba Park Minata Tokyo August 2014 08.JPG File:Shiba park.jpg, 1920 File:An Imperial Excursion to Maruyama in Shiba Park by Utagawa Kuniaki II.JPG, Utagawa Kuniaki II

Education

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Minato City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Shibakoen 1-3-

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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 Roppongi (, , 'six trees') is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, famous for the affluent Roppongi Hills development area and popular night club scene. A few foreign embassies are located near Roppongi, and the night life is popu ...

Junior High School ( 六本木中学校). , a private school, is in Shiba Park. Minato City Library operates Minato Library in Shibakoen.

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