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Akasaka, Tokyo

Coordinates: 35°40′29″N 139°43′54″E / 35.6747°N 139.7317°E / 35.6747; 139.7317
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Akasaka
赤坂
District
Akasaka with Akasaka-mitsuke Station beneath the intersection in the foreground
Akasaka with Akasaka-mitsuke Station beneath the intersection in the foreground
Akasaka is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Akasaka
Akasaka
Location in Tokyo
Akasaka is located in Japan
Akasaka
Akasaka
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°40′29″N 139°43′54″E / 35.6747°N 139.7317°E / 35.6747; 139.7317
CountryJapan
CityTokyo
WardMinato
AreaAkasaka Area
Population
 (January 1, 2016)
 • Total17,603
Time zoneUTC+9 (JST)
Area code03

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 (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

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Hikawa Shrine
State Guest House, Akasaka Palace
Rikidōzan's expensive apartment in Japan, called "the Riki Mansion", as it existed in 2007

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

Companies based in Akasaka

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TBS Broadcasting Center in Akasaka

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:

Subway stations

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A platform of Akasaka Station

Education

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Schools

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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]

Libraries

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The Akasaka Library has moved to a new building in 2007, near the Aoba Park and the Aoyama-itchōme subway station.[34]

References

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  19. ^ "会社案内 -Geneon Universal Entertainment". Geneonuniversal.jp. Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  20. ^ "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"
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  22. ^ "Company Information." Jaleco. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.
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  26. ^ "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"
  27. ^ "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.
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  29. ^ "Japan". Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  30. ^ "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.
  31. ^ "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.
  32. ^ "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.
  33. ^ "Home page (English)". Third Junior & Senior High School of Nihon University. Archived from the original on 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  34. ^ "Minato City Library | Akasaka Library". Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
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