Akasaka, Tokyo
Akasaka 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 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
- Takahashi Korekiyo's residence and memorial park
- Riki Mansion home of Rikidōzan
- Akasaka Palace
- 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
- Fujifilm
- Fuji Xerox
- Hazama Ando
- Hudson Soft
- JETRO -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.
- Tokyo Electron Ltd. 3-1-5 Akasaka
- 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
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
- GlaxoSmithKline Japan
Subway stations
- Akasaka Station
- Akasaka-mitsuke Station
- Nagatacho Station
- Aoyama-itchōme Station
- Nogizaka Station
- Tameike-Sannō Station
Education
Schools
Akasaka's public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Minato City Board of Education.Akasaka 1-9-chōme are zoned to Akasaka Elementary School and Akasaka Junior High School.
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.