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12409 ／しばやままち

Chiba Prefecture 山武郡

Shibayama Town

A headman's house from Sammu, now here.

Former Yabuke Residence

Photo by Abasaa (Public domain)

01 ／ Excavated finds

A bearded man in a tall hatcame out of a community-wide dig.

The 48 haniwa from the Tonozuka and Himezuka tumuli were unearthed in a 1956 (Showa 31) survey by Kannonkyoji Temple and Waseda University, and are a nationally designated Important Cultural Property. At Himezuka, human and animal figures were unearthed as if lined up in a row, and the finds include bearded men in tall hats. The tumuli are in Yokoshibahikari Town; the haniwa are on display at the Shibayama Ancient-tomb and Clay-image Museum, and the photo shows a replica.

Excavated in 1956
48 haniwa
Tumuli in Yokoshibahikari

02 ／ Three-story pagoda

The date on its giboshi finialsuggests it was built around 1826.

The three-story pagoda of Kannonkyoji Temple is three bays square, built entirely of zelkova wood and roofed with flat copper plates, and stands 25 meters tall. Its construction is thought to date to around 1826 (Bunsei 9), from the date inscribed on its giboshi finial. A copper ridge tag of 1442 (Kakitsu 2) indicates it was first built with a donation from two Chiba brothers.

25 meters tall
All zelkova wood
Copper ridge tag of 1442

03 ／ Fish-shaped haniwa

A haniwa thought to depict a salmon was found.Salmon once ran up the nearby Takaya River.

The Salmon Haniwa was unearthed in 1964 (Showa 39) in the Osato and Shiramasu district. It is 29.3 centimeters tall and 25.7 centimeters long, and is a town-designated tangible cultural property. Its shape is thought to depict a salmon, and salmon once ran up the nearby Takaya River.

Unearthed in 1964
29.3 cm tall, 25.7 cm long
Town-designated property

Shibayama Town from the sky

Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.

Now1974–78

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

Now (shot September 2014)Shot 1974–78

Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））

Open in GSI Maps (now)Open in GSI Maps (1974–78)

Living here

75 minutes from Keisei-Ueno, with no transfer.

about 7,000 people
Rural district town

The town's only railway station is Shibayama-Chiyoda Station on the Shibayama Railway Line. In Keisei Electric Railway's station timetable, a rapid limited express runs from Keisei-Ueno to Shibayama-Chiyoda in the evening on both weekdays and weekends and holidays, and the fastest daily trip takes 75 minutes (checked on 22 October 2026).

People living here: 7,033people
Area: 43.24km²
Households: 2,513households
Rent (average for rentals): —
Healthcare: 1 hospital ／ 4 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —3 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

ACCESS

Where you can go from here.

Shibayama Town in Japan35.693°N 140.414°E

to Keisei-UenoKeisei Main Line and Shibayama Railway Line75min

Travel times follow 京成電鉄の駅別時刻表（keisei.ekitan.com の京成上野・成田方面。平日〔dw=0・2026-10-22〕と土休日〔dw=1・2026-10-25。サイトの列車ページの見出しは『土曜』〕の両方）の、行先『芝山千代田』の全列車（平日9本・土休日9本）の列車ページ（onetraintimetable）。京成上野の発と芝山千代田の着の差（着の時刻で数えた）。2026-10-22 取得 (checked 2026-10-22). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 5 municipalities.

Territory of Shibayama Town

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Area Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari.Lakes: National Land Numerical Information (Lake Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari. Prepared with the approval of the Director-General of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, using its Digital Map 25000 (Spatial Data Framework) and Digital Map 25000 (Place Names and Public Facilities). (承認番号平27情使、第585号)

North to south

11.1km

Narita City, Tomisato City, Tako Town, Yokoshibahikari Town, Sanmu City

Shibayama Town isthis kind of town.

01The former Yabuke residence is a thatched headman's house of the mid-Edo period, built in Sammu City and moved to Shibayama Park in 1987-88; it is a prefecturally designated tangible cultural property
02The 48 haniwa from the Tonozuka and Himezuka tumuli, a nationally designated Important Cultural Property excavated in 1956, are displayed at the museum in Shibayama, while the tumuli are in Yokoshibahikari
03Kannonkyoji Temple's pagoda is a 25-meter zelkova structure, and the Salmon Haniwa is a fish-shaped, town-designated haniwa thought to depict a salmon

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Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

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