Shibakoen Station
I05 · Mita Line · Minato
Shibakoen Station (芝公園)
The two platforms at Shibakoen face each other across the tracks with pillars down the middle, and the reason is a road that was never built. When the Mita Line was dug under this part of Minato, an underpass for Ring Road No. 3 was planned to cross the site, so an island platform was impossible; the station was given side platforms instead, with its ticket halls pushed out to the ends rather than set in the middle.
I05 opened on 27 November 1973, 4.6 km from the line’s southern end at Meguro, as part of what was then Toei Line 6. A crossover towards Mita survives from the years when trains terminated there, before the line was extended in 2000. The Oedo Line crosses the Mita Line near here without a station of its own, and the signs inside make a point of saying so. Toei’s 2024 count was 28,023 passengers a day.
Finding Shibakoen on the signs
Every line gives the station its own letter-and-number code. You never have to read the Japanese name to find the right platform.
Station numbers at Shibakoen
Tokyo signposts every platform, exit and train door with a letter and a two-digit number. Matching the number is faster than reading the name — and it is what you will see on the map, in announcements and on the platform edge.
First and last trains at Shibakoen
Departure times come from the operators’ own GTFS timetables (ODPT GTFS Toei-Train-GTFS (version 20261009, valid 2026-03-14..2027-03-12) + TokyoMetro-Train-GTFS (version 20261008, valid 2026-09-19..2027-03-12)). Japan publishes two subway timetables: 平日 weekdays and 土休日 Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays. There is no separate Sunday timetable, and the December 30 – January 3 period runs the holiday timetable.
How often do trains run?
| Line | Weekdays, busiest hour | Sat / Sun / holidays, busiest hour |
|---|---|---|
| IMita | 19 trains/hour (about one every 3.2 min) | 11 trains/hour |
Departures in one direction during the hour with the most trains at this station, counted in the operators’ timetable.
Transfers and connections
Only the Mita Line stops here, and no other railway serves this station, so there is nothing to transfer to inside the station.
Accessibility
| Line | Step-free by elevator | Accessible toilet | Escalator | Exits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMita | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 |
- Mita Line: Toei: step-free “1-route” secured; 3 elevator(s) on this line. Elevator exit(s): A3. Operator page (checked Oct 20, 2026).
Taken from the operators’ own accessibility pages and nothing else. Toei: every station has elevators and a street-gate-platform “1-route” is secured.
What is near Shibakoen Station?
Shiba Park wraps around the station: its nearest edge is about 250 m away, Shiba Toshogu about 150 m, and Zojo-ji with its Sangedatsumon gate roughly 340 to 360 m off. The Prince Park Tower Tokyo stands inside the park at about 290 m. Tokyo Tower and the Jikei University School of Medicine are among the places the station serves, and Toita Women’s College is about 340 m away. Temple land, offices and hotels make up most of the streets between.
| Place | Distance (straight line) | On foot, estimated |
|---|---|---|
| Shiba Toshogu 芝東照宮 | 150 m | about 2 min |
| Shiba Park 芝公園 | 250 m | about 4 min |
| Zōjōji 増上寺 | 360 m | about 6 min |
| Prince Shiba Park プリンス芝公園 | 240 m | about 4 min |
| Myojo-in Temple 妙定院 | 330 m | about 5 min |
| Kurainaridaimyojin Shrine 蔵稲荷大明神 | 330 m | about 5 min |
| Yanagi Shrine 柳神社 | 380 m | about 6 min |
| 瘡守稲荷大明神 | 240 m | about 4 min |
Places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the station. The walking time is an estimate (straight line plus 30 %, 80 m a minute), not a measured route. © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Frequently asked questions
No. Akabanebashi on the Oedo Line is about 500 m away, no connecting passage was built, and the station posts a notice to say that it is not a transfer. The two lines do cross near here, but only the Mita Line has a station at the point where they meet.
Because of the underpass planned for Ring Road No. 3 across the middle of the site. It forced the station to be built with side platforms and split its concourse in two, leaving one gate at the Mita end and one at the Onarimon end rather than a single hall in the centre.