Akasaka, Tokyo

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District in Tokyo, Japan
Akasaka
赤坂
District
Akasaka with Akasaka-mitsuke Station beneath the intersection in the foreground
Akasaka with Akasaka-mitsuke Station beneath the intersection in the foreground
35°40′29″N 139°43′54″E / 35.6747°N 139.7317°E / 35.6747; 139.7317
CountryJapan
CityTokyo
WardMinato
AreaAkasaka Area
Population
 (January 1, 2016)
 • Total17,603
Time zoneUTC+9 (JST)
Area code03

Akasaka (赤坂) is a residential and commercial district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, located west of the government center in Nagatachō and north of the Roppongi 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

Hikawa Shrine
State Guest House, Akasaka Palace
Rikidōzan's expensive apartment in Japan, called "the Riki Mansion", as it existed in 2007
  • Akasaka Sacas
  • Embassy of the United States, Mexico, Cambodia, Canada, Iraq, Spain and Syria as well as San Marino
  • Ark Hills and Suntory Hall
  • Hikawa Shrine
  • Nogi Shrine
  • Tokyo Midtown - currently the tallest high-rise complex in Tokyo
  • Takahashi Korekiyo's residence and memorial park
  • Riki Mansion home of Rikidōzan

In neighbouring Moto-Akasaka (literally "original Akasaka") to the North:

Companies based in Akasaka

TBS Broadcasting Center in Akasaka

Previously Jaleco Holding had its headquarters in the Akasaka DS Building (赤坂DSビル, Akasaka DS Biru) in Akasaka.[22][23]

The Japanese offices of the following are based in Akasaka:

Subway stations

A platform of Akasaka Station

Education

Schools

Akasaka's public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Minato City Board of Education ([2] in English,[31] in Japanese).

Akasaka 1-9-chōme are zoned to Akasaka Elementary School (赤坂小学校) and Akasaka Junior High School (赤坂中学校).[32]

Akasaka High School [ja] [3] was operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education. It closed down in March 2009. It reopened the next month as the Aoyama campus of Ōta Sakuradai High School [ja] [4].

Third Junior & Senior High School of Nihon University was previously in Akasaka, but it moved to Machida in 1976.[33]

  • Akasaka Junior High School (赤坂中学校)
    Akasaka Junior High School (赤坂中学校)
  • Akasaka Elementary School (赤坂小学校)
    Akasaka Elementary School (赤坂小学校)

Libraries

The Akasaka Library has moved to a new building in 2007, near the Aoba Park and the Aoyama-itchōme subway station.[34]

References

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  20. ^ "Corporate Info." WOWOW. Retrieved on November 20, 2010. "THE HEAD OFFICE 21F, Akasaka Park Building, 5-2-20,Akasaka, Minato-ku Tokyo 107-6121 Tel.81-3-4330-8111WOWOW INC. MAP." Address in Japanese: "東京都港区赤坂5-2-20　赤坂パークビル21F"
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  22. ^ "Company Information." Jaleco. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.
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  26. ^ "Iran Air Tokyo Office Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine." Iran Air. Retrieved on January 29, 2011. ""Address c/o Akasaka Habitation Bldg., 1-3-5 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052"
  27. ^ "取引時確認について｜会社案内｜アイエヌジー生命保険株式会社". Ing-life.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
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  31. ^ "港区公式ホームページ／みなと教育ネットは港区公式ホームページに統合されました。". City.minato.tokyo.jp. 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  32. ^ "港区立小・中学校通学区域一覧表（令和4年4月以降）" (PDF). City of Minato. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
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  34. ^ "Minato City Library | Akasaka Library". Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2016-05-18.

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