Local Secret · Shiba Park

Shiba Maruyama Kofun 芝丸山古墳

A 5th-century keyhole burial mound hidden in the woods of Shiba Park, just south of Zojoji, one of the largest ancient tombs in Tokyo, topped by a monument to mapmaker Ino Tadataka.

About

Most people visiting Tokyo Tower and Zojoji have no idea that the wooded hill beside them is a 1,500-year-old tomb. Shiba Maruyama is a zenpo-koen (keyhole-shaped) kofun more than 100 m long, built for a local chieftain around the 5th century. Paths and steps wind over its tree-covered back, and at the summit stands a monument to Ino Tadataka, the Edo-period surveyor who mapped Japan and began his measurements nearby. Office workers eat lunch on the benches, crows caw in the trees and the red flank of Tokyo Tower peeks through the leaves.

Highlights

• 5th-century keyhole-shaped burial mound over 100 m long
• Ino Tadataka survey monument on the summit
• Shaded stone stairs and wooded paths
• Tokyo Tower glimpses through the trees
• Small Maruyama Zuishin Inari Shrine on the slope

Tips

• Find it on the south side of Shiba Park near the Tokyo Prince Hotel and Shiba Toshogu
• Combine with Zojoji and the walk up to Tokyo Tower
• Wear shoes with grip; steps can be slippery after rain

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Nearby

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• Tokyo TowerLandmark & Tower · 500 m away
• Minato City Tourist Information Center (Tokyo Tower Foot Town)Tourist Info · 510 m away