Akasaka, Tokyo

Akasaka with Akasaka-mitsuke Station beneath the intersection in the foreground

Akasaka (赤坂, "Red Slope"^?) is a residential and commercial district of Minato, Tokyo, located west of the government center in Nagatachō and north of the Roppongi nightlife district.

Akasaka (including the neighboring area of Aoyama) was a ward of Tokyo City from 1878 to 1947, and maintains a branch office of the Minato City government.

Notable sites

State Guest House, Akasaka Palace

• Akasaka Palace and State Guest House
• akasaka Sacas
• Embassy of the United States, Mexico, Cambodia, Canada, Iraq, Spain and Syria as well as San Marino
• Ark Hills and Suntory Hall
• Nogi Shrine
• Tokyo Midtown - currently the tallest high-rise complex in Tokyo
• Togu Palace Residence of the Crown Prince of Japan

Companies based in Akasaka

TBS in Akasaka.

• DefSTAR Records-4-5 Akasaka^[1]
• EMI Music Japan-5-3-1 Akasaka^[2]
• Epic Records Japan-9-6-35 Akasaka^[3]
• Fujifilm^[4]
• Fuji Xerox^[5]
• Hudson Soft^[6]
• JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization)-1-12-32 Akasaka^[7]
• Johnny & Associates-8-11-20 Akasaka
• Ki/oon Records-same as Epic Records Japan^[8]
• Komatsu-2-3-6 Akasaka^[9]
• Sigma Seven - 2-16-8 Akasaka^[10]
• Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc.-5-3-6 Akasaka^[11]
  • Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc.
  • TBS Radio & Communications, Inc.
  • BS-TBS, Inc.
  • C-TBS, Inc.
• Toraya Confectionery^[12]
• Universal Music Japan LLC-8-5-30 Akasaka^[13]
• Geneon Universal Entertainment-5-2-20 Akasaka^[14]
• WOWOW (Akasaka Park Building)^[15][16]

Previously Jaleco Holding had its headquarters in the Akasaka DS Building (赤坂DSビル, Akasaka DS Biru^?) in Akasaka.^[17][18]

The Japanese offices of the following are based in Akasaka:

• Becton, Dickinson and Company-4-15-1 Akasaka^[19]
• Citigroup^{[citation needed]}
• Clifford Chance^{[citation needed]}
• Iran Air^[20]
• ING-4-1 Akasaka^[21]
• Lenovo^{[citation needed]}
• Milbank Tweed^{[citation needed]}

Subway stations

A platform of Akasaka Station

• Akasaka Station (Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line)
• Akasaka-mitsuke Station (Tokyo Metro: Ginza Line, Marunouchi Line)
• Nagatacho Station (Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line)
• Aoyama-itchōme Station (Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Toei Oedo Line)
• Nogizaka Station (Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line)
• Tameike-Sannō Station (Tokyo Metro: Ginza Line, Namboku Line)

Education

Schools

Akasaka's public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Minato City Board of Education ([1] in English, [2] in Japanese).

Akasaka High School [3] was operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education. It closed down in March 2009.

Libraries

The Akasaka Library exists in Akasaka.^[22]

See also

Tokyo portal

References

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Coordinates: 35°40′29″N 139°43′54″E / 35.6747°N 139.7317°E / 35.6747; 139.7317