Shibata, Miyagi / 船岡城址公園
Funaoka Castle Ruins Park
A hilltop park on a castle site with a 305 m slope car to the summit, a 24 m Kannon statue and views of the Zao mountains and the Pacific.
Last official check
25 Sept 2026
Traveler reports
0
Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
24 Dec 2026
Decide before you go
A short summary made from the official facts below. Check the rows for details.
- Getting there
- Train
- Admission
- Paid (see the price below)
- Closing days
- Has closing days (see below)
Before you go
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- Opening hours
Listed as 9:00-17:00 by the Shibata Town tourism association; it does not say whether this is the park or the slope car.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site- Closed
Listed as closed on Mondays by the Shibata Town tourism association; it does not say whether this is the park or the slope car.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site- Admission
Slope car: adults 600 yen return / 300 yen one way; elementary school children 400 / 200 yen; preschool free. No fee is listed for the park itself.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page- Getting there
About 15 min on foot from JR Funaoka Station.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site- Parking
Parking available.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site- Not yet confirmed
Payment, Accessibility
we have not confirmed this on an official source yet. Check with the spot before you go.
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Address: 95-1 Tateyama, Funaoka, Shibata-machi, Shibata-gun, Miyagi
Official site: https://www.skbk.or.jp/cms/spot/view/funaokajyoshi.html
Location
Approximate location: this pin was placed from the address (it may be a block's representative point, not the entrance).
Smaller pins are other spots nearby.
Nearby spots
- No photo yetTakekoma ShrineMiyagi11 km away (straight line)
Photo: soica2001 / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain (resized)Shiroishi CastleMiyagi13 km away (straight line)- No photo yetSairi Yashiki (merchant house museum)Miyagi16 km away (straight line)
- No photo yetMiyagi Zao Kokeshi MuseumMiyagi18 km away (straight line)
- No photo yetKami-no-yu public bath, Togatta OnsenMiyagi18 km away (straight line)
Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances. Some locations are approximate, so treat these distances as a rough guide.
Crowds
- Busiest season
The Shibata Cherry Blossom Festival (early to late April) draws more than 200,000 visitors.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site- Not yet confirmed
Crowd level, Best time to visit, Peak time, Busiest days
no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
- Latest traveler report
- None yet
Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).
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Verification log
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://www.skbk.or.jp/cms/spot/view/funaokajyoshi.htmlAccess and parking read from the Shibata Town Tourism and Products Association page. The page also lists 9:00-17:00 and Mondays closed, but does not say which facility they apply to, so they are not used.
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Local government · https://www.town.shibata.miyagi.jp/index.cfm/88,61033,202,418,htmlSlope car fares (revised 2024-05-03) read from Shibata Town's notice.