Shiba Inu tsohon nau'in karnuka ne na Japan. Ana kuma san shi da Shiba ko Shiba Ken. Shiba yana nufin "karami" da "Inu" ko "Ken" yana nufin "kare" a cikin Jafananci. Wakilan tarihi na nau'in sun kasance ƙanƙanta da ƙananan ƙafa fiye da samfurori na yau. Manoman tsaunuka sun ajiye su a matsayin karnukan gona da kuma farautar kananan farauta da tsuntsaye. Sun sami damar haɓaka ba tare da wasu jinsi ba kuma sun canza kaɗan. A ƙarshen karni na 19, ’yan Birtaniyya sun kawo masu saiti da masu nuni. Sakamakon haka, a cikin 'yan shekarun da suka gabata, Shiba mai tsarki ya zama abin ban mamaki. Wannan nau'in ya kusan bacewa kusan shekaru dari da suka wuce. A kusa da 1928 na farko masu shayarwa, saboda haka, sun fara farfado da nau'in kuma sun kafa ma'auni na hukuma a cikin 1934. A duniya, FCI ta ƙidaya shi a cikin Rukunin 5 "Spitzer da Nau'in Farko" a Sashe na 5 "Asian Spitz and Related Breeds".
A ƙasa zaku sami 10 mafi kyawun tattoo Shiba Inu: