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

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

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

Notable sites

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* Embassy of the United States,

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* 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

* Anycolor 9-7-2, Akasaka * DefSTAR Records 4-5 Akasaka * EMI Music Japan 5-3-1 Akasaka * Epic Records Japan 9-6-35 Akasaka *

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* 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 *

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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. * Tokyo Electron Ltd. 3-1-5 Akasaka * Toraya Confectionery * Universal Music Japan LLC 8-5-30 Akasaka * Wa Group Japan 4-3-27 Akasaka *

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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 * Iran Air *

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4-1 Akasaka * Milbank Tweed *

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* GlaxoSmithKline Japan

Subway stations

* 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,

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, 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

in 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

* * {{Authority control Districts of Minato, Tokyo