is a residential and commercial district of
Minato, Tokyo
is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English.
Minato was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Tokyo, Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba, Tokyo, Shiba wards following Tokyo City's Local Autonomy Ac ...
, Japan, located west of the government center in
Nagatachō and north of the
Roppongi
Roppongi (, , 'six trees') is a district of Minato, Tokyo, 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 popu ...
district.
Akasaka (including the neighboring area of
Aoyama) was a
ward of
Tokyo City
was a Cities of Japan, municipality in Japan and capital of Tokyo Prefecture (1868–1943), Tokyo Prefecture (or ''Tokyo-fu'') which existed from 1 May 1889 until the establishment of Tokyo Metropolis on 1 July 1943. The historical boundari ...
from 1878 to 1947, and maintains a branch office of the Minato City government.
Notable sites

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Akasaka Sacas
is a Commercial building, commercial complex in Akasaka, Tokyo, Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan, where the Tokyo Broadcasting System, TBS Broadcasting Center and the site of the "Akasaka 5-chome TBS Development Project" stand.
Overview
Construction ...
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Embassy of the United States,
Mexico
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,
Cambodia
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,
Canada
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,
Iraq
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,
Spain
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and
Syria
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as well as
San Marino
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Ark Hills and
Suntory Hall
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Hikawa Shrine
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Nogi Shrine
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Tokyo Midtown
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Takahashi Korekiyo's residence and memorial park
* Riki Mansion home of
Rikidōzan
In neighbouring
Moto-Akasaka (literally "original Akasaka") to the North:
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Akasaka Palace (State Guest House)
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Togu Palace Residence of the Crown Prince of Japan
Companies based in Akasaka
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Anycolor 9-7-2, Akasaka
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DefSTAR Records 4-5 Akasaka
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EMI Music Japan 5-3-1 Akasaka
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Epic Records Japan 9-6-35 Akasaka
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Fujifilm
, trading as , or simply Fuji, is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, operating in the areas of photography, optics, Office supplies, office and Biomedical engine ...
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Fuji Xerox[FUJI XEROX Company Profile]
." Fuji Xerox. Retrieved on July 12, 2010.
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Hazama Ando
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Hudson Soft
was a Japanese video game company known for releasing numerous titles across video game consoles, home computers, and mobile phones. Headquartered in the Midtown Tower in Tokyo, it also maintained an office in the Hudson Building in Sapporo. F ...
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JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization)-1-12-32 Akasaka
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Johnny & Associates 8-11-20 Akasaka
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Ki/oon Records: Same as Epic Records Japan
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Kaneka Corporation
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Komatsu 2-3-6 Akasaka
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Sigma Seven
is a Japanese people, Japanese talent management firm representing a fair number of seiyū, voice actors and entertainers. Founded on March 3, 1988, Sigma Seven is headquartered on the third floor of the Haga Building in Minato, Tokyo, Minato, T ...
2-16-8 Akasaka
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Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc. 5-3-6 Akasaka
** Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc.
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TBS Radio & Communications, Inc.
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BS-TBS, Inc.
** C-TBS, Inc.
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Tokyo Electron Ltd. 3-1-5 Akasaka
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Toraya Confectionery
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Universal Music Japan LLC 8-5-30 Akasaka
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Wa Group Japan 4-3-27 Akasaka
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Geneon Universal Entertainment
(abbreviated as NBCUEJ) is a Japanese music, anime, and home entertainment production and distribution enterprise that is a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, owned by American telecommunications/media company Comcast headquartered in Akasaka, Tokyo ...
5-2-20 Akasaka
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WOWOW (Akasaka Park Building)
Previously
Jaleco Holding had its headquarters in the in Akasaka.
The Japanese offices of the following are based in Akasaka:
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Becton, Dickinson and Company 4-15-1 Akasaka
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Clifford Chance
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Iran Air
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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
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Milbank Tweed
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Thomson Reuters
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* GlaxoSmithKline Japan
Subway stations
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Akasaka Station (
Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line)
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Akasaka-mitsuke Station (Tokyo Metro:
Ginza Line,
Marunouchi Line, connected to
Nagatacho Station via underpasses)
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Nagatacho Station (
Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line,
Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line,
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 off ...
, connected to
Akasaka-mitsuke Station via passageways)
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Aoyama-itchōme Station (Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line,
Toei Oedo Line)
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Nogizaka Station (Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line)
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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 Educationin English, 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).
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
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
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{{Authority control
Districts of Minato, Tokyo