is a residential and commercial district of

Minato, Tokyo is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Minato ward exhibits ...

, Japan, located west of the government center in

Nagatachō is a district of Tokyo, Japan, located in Chiyoda Ward. It is the location of the Diet of Japan and the Prime Minister's residence (Kantei). The Supreme Court of Japan is located in neighboring Hayabusachō. Nagatachō is often used to refer ...

and north of the

Roppongi is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, famous for the affluent Roppongi Hills development area and popular night club scene. A few foreign embassies are located near Roppongi, and the night life is popular with locals and foreigners alike. It ...

district. Akasaka (including the neighboring area of Aoyama) was a

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from 1878 to 1947, and maintains a branch office of the Minato City government.

Notable sites

Akasaka Sacas is a commercial complex in Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan, where the TBS Broadcasting Center and the site of the "Akasaka 5-chome TBS Development Project" stand. Overview Construction began in February 2005 and the buildings were completed in Ja ...

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and Syria as well as

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Ark Hills is a major office development by Mori Building Company in Minato, Tokyo. Completed in 1986, the complex includes the ANA InterContinental Tokyo Hotel, the ARK Mori Building (a 37-floor, almost mixed-use tower), the world-class Suntory Hall co ...

and

Suntory Hall The is a concert venue in the central Akasaka district of Tokyo, Japan. Part of the Ark Hills complex, it consists of a main concert hall, widely considered one of the finest in the world for its acoustics — indeed Herbert von Karajan called i ...

* Hikawa Shrine *

Nogi Shrine was established on November 1, 1923English language pamphlet collected from Shrine on 2015-02-18 and dedicated to General Nogi Maresuke (63) and his wife Nogi Shizuko (53) after their death on September 13, 1912. The Tokyo Mayor, Baron Yoshio Sa ...

Tokyo Midtown is a 569,000-square-meter (6.1 million sq ft) mixed-use development in Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan. Completed in March 2007, the $3 billion (¥370 billion) project includes office, residential, commercial, hotel, and leisure space, and the new quart ...

- currently the tallest high-rise complex in Tokyo *

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's residence and memorial park * Riki Mansion home of

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In neighbouring

Moto-Akasaka is a district in Tokyo, and a part of the Minato ward. Education Minato City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Moto-Akasaka (1-2-chōme The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific locat ...

(literally "original Akasaka") to the North: *

Akasaka Palace , or the , is one of the two state guest houses of the Government of Japan. The other state guesthouse is the Kyoto State Guest House. The palace was originally built as the in 1909. Today the palace is designated by the Government of Japan a ...

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

Companies based in Akasaka

* DefSTAR Records 4-5 Akasaka *

EMI Music Japan , formerly , was one of Japan's leading music companies. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of British music company EMI Group Ltd. on June 30, 2007, after Toshiba sold off its previous 45% stake. Its CEO and president was Kazuhiko Koike. Whe ...

5-3-1 Akasaka *

Epic Records Japan Epic Records Japan is a Japanese record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Its founder was Shigeo Maruyama. Between 1978 and 1988 the label operated as a wholly owned subsidiary: Epic/Sony Inc. () was established in August 1978

9-6-35 Akasaka *

Fujifilm , trading as Fujifilm, or simply Fuji, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, operating in the realms of photography, optics, office and medical electronics, biotechnology, and chemicals. The offerings from ...

Fuji Xerox was a joint venture partnership between the Japanese photographic firm Fujifilm Holdings and the American document management company Xerox to develop, produce and sell xerographic and document-related products and services in the Asia- ...

FUJI XEROX Company Profile
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. Retrieved on July 12, 2010. *

Hazama Ando , is one of the 10 biggest construction companies in Japan. It was launched in 2013 by the merger of the Hazama Corporation and Ando Corporation. It has overseas offices in Asia, especially in the South Asian countries like Nepal, as well as in th ...

Hudson Soft was a Japanese video game company that released numerous games for video game consoles, home computers and mobile phones, mainly from the 1980s to the 2000s. It was headquartered in the Midtown Tower in Tokyo Midtown, Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo ...

JETRO is an Independent Administrative Institution established by Japan Export Trade Research Organization as a nonprofit corporation in Osaka in February 1952, reorganized under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in 1958 (later the ...

(Japan External Trade Organization)-1-12-32 Akasaka *

Johnny & Associates is a Japanese talent agency, formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which trains and promotes groups of male Japanese idol, entertainers known as . History 1962–1989 In 1962, Kitagawa launched his first group, Johnnys. In its early days, Kitagawa ...

8-11-20 Akasaka *

Ki/oon Records is a Japanese record label, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Artists Their artists include L'Arc-en-Ciel, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Home Made Kazoku, Puffy AmiYumi, Polysics, Supercar, Pushim, Chatmonchy, Denki Groove, T ...

: Same as Epic Records Japan *

Kaneka Corporation is a Japanese international chemical manufacturing company based in Osaka. The company was founded in 1949 and produces chemical products such as functional resin, foam resin, and synthetic fibers. The company was also engaged in the medical ...

* Komatsu 2-3-6 Akasaka *

Sigma Seven is a Japanese talent management firm representing a fair number of voice actors and entertainers. Founded on March 3, 1988, Sigma Seven is headquartered on the third floor of the Haga Building in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc. 5-3-6 Akasaka ** Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. **

TBS Radio & Communications is a radio station in Tokyo, Japan, the flagship radio station of the Japan Radio Network (JRN). The company was founded by Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS, presently named Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc.) on March 21, 2000. TBS Radio ...

, Inc. **

BS-TBS is a Japanese satellite broadcasting station headquartered in Akasaka Gochome, Minato, Tokyo. Its channel name is BS-TBS (formerly, BS-i). It is a member television station of Japan News Network. Channels *Television: BS-TBS is assigned BS16 ...

, Inc. ** C-TBS, Inc. *

Toraya Confectionery is a Japanese confectionery company. Its headquarters are in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo. What would become Toraya was founded in the 16th Century in Kyoto by . The company joined as a purveyor to the Imperial Court in Kyoto during the reign of Emp ...

* Universal Music Japan LLC 8-5-30 Akasaka * Wa Group Japan 4-3-27 Akasaka *

Geneon Universal Entertainment (abbreviated as NBCUEJ) is a Japanese music, anime, and home entertainment production and distribution enterprise headquartered in Akasaka, Tokyo, Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Minato, Tokyo. It is primarily involved in the production and distributi ...

5-2-20 Akasaka * WOWOW (Akasaka Park Building) Previously Jaleco Holding had its headquarters in the in Akasaka. The Japanese offices of the following are based in Akasaka: * Becton, Dickinson and Company 4-15-1 Akasaka *

Clifford Chance Clifford Chance LLP is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and a member of the " Magic Circle", a group of London-based multinational law firms. It ranks as one of top ten largest law firms in the world measured ...

Iran Air The National Airline of Iran ( fa, هواپیمايی ملی ایران, Havâpeymâyi-ye Melli-ye Irân), branded as Iran Air, is the flag carrier of Iran, which is headquartered at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran. As of 2018, it operates schedul ...

ING Ing, ING or ing may refer to: Art and media * '' ...ing'', a 2003 Korean film * i.n.g, a Taiwanese girl group * The Ing, a race of dark creatures in the 2004 video game '' Metroid Prime 2: Echoes'' * "Ing", the first song on The Roches' 199 ...

4-1 Akasaka *

Milbank Tweed Milbank LLP (commonly known as Milbank) is an international law firm headquartered in New York City. It also has offices in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, London, Frankfurt, Munich, Tokyo, Hong Kong, São Paulo, Seoul, Singapore, and ...

Thomson Reuters Thomson Reuters Corporation ( ) is a Canadian multinational media conglomerate. The company was founded in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where it is headquartered at the Bay Adelaide Centre. Thomson Reuters was created by the Thomson Corp ...

* GlaxoSmithKline Japan

Subway stations

* Akasaka Station (

Tokyo Metro The is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.84 million passengers, the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the two subway operators in the city; the other being the Toe ...

Chiyoda Line The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. On average, the line carries 1,447,730 passengers daily (2017), the second highest of the Tokyo Metro network, behind the Tozai Line (1,642,378).Akasaka-mitsuke Station is a subway station in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. Lines Akasaka-mitsuke Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, providing same-platform transfers between the ...

(Tokyo Metro:

Ginza Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. The official name is . It is 14.3 km long and serves the wards of Shibuya, Minato, Chūō, Chiyoda, and Taitō. It is the oldest subway line in Asia. The line was named af ...

, Marunouchi Line, connected to Nagatacho Station via underpasses) * Nagatacho Station (

Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. Overview The 16.8 km line serves the wards of Shibuya, Minato, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda, Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō, Kōtō, Tokyo, Kōtō, and Sumida, Tokyo, Sumida. Des ...

Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.4 ...

Tokyo Metro Namboku Line The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. The line runs between Meguro in Shinagawa and Akabane-Iwabuchi in Kita. The Namboku Line was referred to as Line 7 during the planning stages, thus the seldom-used offici ...

, connected to

Akasaka-mitsuke Station is a subway station in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. Lines Akasaka-mitsuke Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, providing same-platform transfers between the ...

via passageways) *

Aoyama-itchōme Station is a subway station in Minato, Tokyo, Japan operated by Tokyo Metro and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). Lines Aoyama-itchome Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line, and Toei Ōedo Line ...

(Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Toei

Oedo Line Oedo is an island of Geoje city, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea. It is a marine western-style botanical garden in Hallyeohaesang National Park, built by Lee Chang-ho and his wife when they settled on the island in 1969. It was the setting of t ...

) *

Nogizaka Station is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. Lines Nogizaka Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line, and is 17.4 km from the northern starting po ...

(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

in English, in Japanese). Akasaka 1-9-

chōme The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. When written in Latin characters, ...

are zoned to Akasaka Elementary School ( 赤坂小学校) and Akasaka Junior High School ( 赤坂中学校).

was operated by the

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education (東京都教育委員会 ''Tōkyō-to Kyōiku Iinkai'') is the board of education in Tokyo, Japan. The board directly manages all of the public high schools in all 23 special wards, the Wester ...

. It closed down in March 2009. It reopened the next month as the Aoyama campus of

Third Junior & Senior High School of Nihon University was previously in Akasaka, but it moved to Machida in 1976. Akasaka_JunorHighschool.JPG, Akasaka Junior High School ( 赤坂中学校) Akasaka_Elementary_School.JPG, 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.

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Areas of Tokyo Districts of Minato, Tokyo