The seated wooden statue of Tokugawa enshrined there has been designated an Important Cultural Property by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
[1] Located inside Shiba Park, just beside the Buddhist temple Zōjō-ji, an important Jōdo-shū temple and popular attraction, and close to Tokyo Tower, Shiba Tōshō-gū can be included in the same visiting course.
Although slightly damaged on the branches and the tip of the trunk, it was designated Natural Monument in 1956.
[2] Another giant ginkgo tree of similar characteristics in Tokyo is located in the grounds of Oji Shrine.
There is no admission fee for visitors to enter the temple complex.