Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo - Akasaka

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

• 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

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

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

Previously Jaleco Holding had its headquarters in the Akasaka DS Building (赤坂DSãƒ"ル, Akasaka DS Biru) in Akasaka.

The Japanese offices of the following are based in Akasaka:

• Becton, Dickinson and Company 4-15-1 Akasaka
• Clifford Chance
• Iran Air
• ING 4-1 Akasaka
• Milbank Tweed
• Thomson Reuters

Subway stations

• 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 ([2] in English, in Japanese).

Akasaka High School [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 ÅŒta Sakuradai High School [4].

Libraries

The Akasaka Library has moved to a new building in 2007, near the Aoba Park and the Aoyama 1-Chome subway station.