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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 赤坂
District
Akasaka with Akasaka-mitsuke Station beneath the intersection in the foreground
Akasaka Location in Tokyo Show map of Special wards of Tokyo Akasaka Location in Japan Show map of Japan
Coordinates: 35°40′29″N 139°43′54″E / 35.6747°N 139.7317°E / 35.6747; 139.7317
Country	Japan
City	Tokyo
Ward	Minato
Area	Akasaka Area
Population (January 1, 2016)
• Total	17,603
Time zone	UTC+9 (JST)
Area code	03

Akasaka (including the neighboring area of Aoyama) was a wardofTokyo 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
Takahashi Korekiyo's residence and memorial park
Riki Mansion home of Rikidōzan

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

Akasaka Palace (State Guest House)
Togu Palace Residence of the Crown Prince of Japan

Companies based in Akasaka

TBS Broadcasting Center in Akasaka

Anycolor 9-7-2, Akasaka^[1]
DefSTAR Records 4-5 Akasaka^[2]
EMI Music Japan 5-3-1 Akasaka^[3]
Epic Records Japan 9-6-35 Akasaka^[4]
Fujifilm^[5]
Fuji Xerox^[6]
Hazama Ando^[7]
Hudson Soft^[8]
JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization)-1-12-32 Akasaka^[9]
Johnny & Associates 8-11-20 Akasaka
Ki/oon Records: Same as Epic Records Japan^[10]
Kaneka Corporation^[11]
Komatsu 2-3-6 Akasaka^[12]
Sigma Seven 2-16-8 Akasaka^[13]
Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc. 5-3-6 Akasaka^[14]
- Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc.
- TBS Radio & Communications, Inc.
- BS-TBS, Inc.
- C-TBS, Inc.
Tokyo Electron Ltd. 3-1-5 Akasaka^[15]
Toraya Confectionery^[16]
Universal Music Japan LLC 8-5-30 Akasaka^[17]
Wa Group Japan 4-3-27 Akasaka^[18]
Geneon Universal Entertainment 5-2-20 Akasaka^[19]
WOWOW (Akasaka Park Building)^[20]^[21]

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:

Becton, Dickinson and Company 4-15-1 Akasaka^[24]
Clifford Chance^[25]
Iran Air^[26]
ING 4-1 Akasaka^[27]
Milbank Tweed^[28]
Thomson Reuters^[29]
GlaxoSmithKline Japan ^[30]

Subway stations

A platform of Akasaka Station

Akasaka Station (Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line)
Akasaka-mitsuke Station (Tokyo Metro: Ginza Line, Marunouchi Line, connected to Nagatacho Station via underpasses)
Nagatacho Station (Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line, Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line, Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, connected to Akasaka-mitsuke Station via passageways)
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, connected to Kokkai-gijidomae Station via passageways)

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 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

^ Headquarters."Anycolor. Retrieved on November 12, 2023.

^ "Sony Music Group Company Site - グループ会社情報". Sme.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2013-08-16.

^ [1] Archived June 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

^ "Sony Music Group Company Site - グループ会社情報". Sme.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-08-16.

^ "Head Office." Fujifilm. Retrieved on July 12, 2010.

^ "FUJI XEROX Company Profile Archived 2012-01-26 at the Wayback Machine." Fuji Xerox. Retrieved on July 12, 2010.

^ "Corporate Profile." Hazama Ando. Retrieved on April 10, 2015.

^ "Corporate overview Archived 2010-08-19 at the Wayback Machine." Hudson Soft. Retrieved on July 12, 2010.

^ "About Us". JETRO. Retrieved 2013-08-16.

^ "Sony Music Group Company Site - グループ会社情報". Sme.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2003-04-27. Retrieved 2013-08-16.

^ "Corporate Data". Kaneka Corporation. Retrieved 2016-02-26.

^ "Location of Head Office and Domestic Plants". Komatsu. Archived from the original on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2013-08-16.

^ "Company Profile." Sigma Seven. Retrieved on February 22, 2009.

^ "Access - TBS Global Site". Tbs.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-08-16.

^ "Company Info | About TEL". Tokyo Electron Ltd. Retrieved 2023-09-07.

^ "Company Overview." Toraya Confectionery. Retrieved on June 25, 2018.

^ "会社情報 - Universal Music Japan". Universal-music.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2013-08-16.

^ "会社情報 - Wa Group Japan". waspacetokyo.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2015-09-14.

^ "会社案内 -Geneon Universal Entertainment". Geneonuniversal.jp. Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2013-08-16.

^ "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"

^ "Head office." (Direct image link) WOWOW. Retrieved on November 20, 2010. Map in Japanese (Direct link)

^ "Company Information." Jaleco. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.

^ "JalecoHD+map.pdf." Jaleco. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.

^ "会社概要 | 日本BD". Bdj.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-08-16.

^ "Tokyo". Clifford Chance. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

^ "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"

^ "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.

^ "Tokyo". Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

^ "Japan". Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

^ "Our locations | GSK グラクソ・スミスクライン株式会社". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-10-30.

^ "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.

^ "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.

^ "Home page (English)". Third Junior & Senior High School of Nihon University. Archived from the original on 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2019-05-01.

^ "Minato City Library | Akasaka Library". Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2016-05-18.

External links

Media related to Akasaka, Tokyo at Wikimedia Commons
Akasaka, Tokyo travel guide from Wikivoyage

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