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{{Infobox settlement |
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*[[Hikawa Shrine (Akasaka)|Hikawa Shrine]] |
*[[Hikawa Shrine (Akasaka)|Hikawa Shrine]] |
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*[[Nogi Shrine (Tokyo)|Nogi Shrine]] |
*[[Nogi Shrine (Tokyo)|Nogi Shrine]] |
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*[[Tokyo Midtown]] |
*[[Tokyo Midtown]] |
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*[[Takahashi Korekiyo]]'s residence and memorial park |
*[[Takahashi Korekiyo]]'s residence and memorial park |
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* Riki Mansion home of [[Rikidōzan]] |
* Riki Mansion home of [[Rikidōzan]] |
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==Companies based in Akasaka== |
==Companies based in Akasaka== |
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[[Image:Tokyo_Broadcasting_System(TBS)_in_Akasaka.JPG|thumb|TBS in Akasaka]] |
[[Image:Tokyo_Broadcasting_System(TBS)_in_Akasaka.JPG|thumb|TBS Broadcasting Center in Akasaka]] |
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* [[Anycolor]] 9-7-2, Akasaka<ref>[https://www.anycolor.co.jp/en/about#company/ Headquarters]."[[Anycolor]]. Retrieved on November 12, 2023.</ref> |
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* [[DefSTAR Records]] 4-5 Akasaka<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sme.co.jp/sme/corporate/def.html |title=Sony Music Group Company Site - グループ会社情報 |publisher=Sme.co.jp |access-date=2013-08-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716142958/http://www.sme.co.jp/sme/corporate/def.html |archive-date=2013-07-16 }}</ref> |
* [[DefSTAR Records]] 4-5 Akasaka<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sme.co.jp/sme/corporate/def.html |title=Sony Music Group Company Site - グループ会社情報 |publisher=Sme.co.jp |access-date=2013-08-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716142958/http://www.sme.co.jp/sme/corporate/def.html |archive-date=2013-07-16 }}</ref> |
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* [[EMI Music Japan]] 5-3-1 Akasaka<ref>[http://www.emimusic.jp/company/?2 |
* [[EMI Music Japan]] 5-3-1 Akasaka<ref>[http://www.emimusic.jp/company/?2] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602142032/http://www.emimusic.jp/company/?2|date=June 2, 2009}}</ref> |
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* [[Epic Records|Epic Records Japan]] 9-6-35 Akasaka<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sme.co.jp/sme/corporate/erj.html |title=Sony Music Group Company Site - グループ会社情報 |publisher=Sme.co.jp |access-date=2013-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002033538/http://www.sme.co.jp/sme/corporate/erj.html |archive-date=2013-10-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
* [[Epic Records|Epic Records Japan]] 9-6-35 Akasaka<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sme.co.jp/sme/corporate/erj.html |title=Sony Music Group Company Site - グループ会社情報 |publisher=Sme.co.jp |access-date=2013-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002033538/http://www.sme.co.jp/sme/corporate/erj.html |archive-date=2013-10-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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* [[Fujifilm]]<ref>"[http://www.fujifilm.com/about/profile/fact_sheet/access/ Head Office]." [[Fujifilm]]. Retrieved on July 12, 2010.</ref> |
* [[Fujifilm]]<ref>"[http://www.fujifilm.com/about/profile/fact_sheet/access/ Head Office]." [[Fujifilm]]. Retrieved on July 12, 2010.</ref> |
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* [[Fuji Xerox]]<ref name="FujiXeroxHQ">"[http://www.fujixerox.co.jp/eng/company/profile.html FUJI XEROX Company Profile]." [[Fuji Xerox]]. Retrieved on July 12, 2010.</ref> |
* [[Fuji Xerox]]<ref name="FujiXeroxHQ">"[http://www.fujixerox.co.jp/eng/company/profile.html FUJI XEROX Company Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126170008/http://www.fujixerox.co.jp/eng/company/profile.html |date=2012-01-26 }}." [[Fuji Xerox]]. Retrieved on July 12, 2010.</ref> |
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* [[Hazama Ando]]<ref>"[http://www.ad-hzm.co.jp/english/corporate/corporate.html Corporate Profile]." [[Hazama Ando]]. Retrieved on April 10, 2015.</ref> |
* [[Hazama Ando]]<ref>"[http://www.ad-hzm.co.jp/english/corporate/corporate.html Corporate Profile]." [[Hazama Ando]]. Retrieved on April 10, 2015.</ref> |
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* [[Hudson Soft]]<ref>"[http://www.hudson.co.jp/corp_eng/coinfo/outline.html Corporate overview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819093717/http://www.hudson.co.jp/corp_eng/coinfo/outline.html |date=2010-08-19 }}." Hudson Soft. Retrieved on July 12, 2010.</ref> |
* [[Hudson Soft]]<ref>"[http://www.hudson.co.jp/corp_eng/coinfo/outline.html Corporate overview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819093717/http://www.hudson.co.jp/corp_eng/coinfo/outline.html |date=2010-08-19 }}." Hudson Soft. Retrieved on July 12, 2010.</ref> |
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* [[Ki/oon Records]]: Same as Epic Records Japan<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sme.co.jp/sme/corporate/kre.html |title=Sony Music Group Company Site - グループ会社情報 |publisher=Sme.co.jp |access-date=2013-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030427070332/http://www.sme.co.jp/sme/corporate/kre.html |archive-date=2003-04-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
* [[Ki/oon Records]]: Same as Epic Records Japan<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sme.co.jp/sme/corporate/kre.html |title=Sony Music Group Company Site - グループ会社情報 |publisher=Sme.co.jp |access-date=2013-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030427070332/http://www.sme.co.jp/sme/corporate/kre.html |archive-date=2003-04-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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* [[Kaneka Corporation]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kaneka.co.jp/kaneka-e/corporate/ |title=Corporate Data |publisher=Kaneka Corporation |access-date=2016-02-26}}</ref> |
* [[Kaneka Corporation]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kaneka.co.jp/kaneka-e/corporate/ |title=Corporate Data |publisher=Kaneka Corporation |access-date=2016-02-26}}</ref> |
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* [[Komatsu Limited|Komatsu]] 2-3-6 Akasaka<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.komatsu.com/CompanyInfo/profile/directory/ |title=Location of Head Office and Domestic Plants |publisher=Komatsu |access-date=2013-08-16}}</ref> |
* [[Komatsu Limited|Komatsu]] 2-3-6 Akasaka<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.komatsu.com/CompanyInfo/profile/directory/ |title=Location of Head Office and Domestic Plants |publisher=Komatsu |access-date=2013-08-16 |archive-date=2014-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924013716/http://www.komatsu.com/CompanyInfo/profile/directory/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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* [[Sigma Seven]] 2-16-8 Akasaka<ref>"[http://www.sigma7.co.jp/company/index.html Company Profile]." ''Sigma Seven''. Retrieved on February 22, 2009.</ref> |
* [[Sigma Seven]] 2-16-8 Akasaka<ref>"[http://www.sigma7.co.jp/company/index.html Company Profile]." ''Sigma Seven''. Retrieved on February 22, 2009.</ref> |
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* [[Tokyo Broadcasting System|Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc.]] 5-3-6 Akasaka<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tbs.co.jp/eng/corporatedata/cd_ac.html#cu |title=Access - TBS Global Site |publisher=Tbs.co.jp |access-date=2013-08-16}}</ref> |
* [[Tokyo Broadcasting System|Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc.]] 5-3-6 Akasaka<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tbs.co.jp/eng/corporatedata/cd_ac.html#cu |title=Access - TBS Global Site |publisher=Tbs.co.jp |access-date=2013-08-16}}</ref> |
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** [[BS-TBS]], Inc. |
** [[BS-TBS]], Inc. |
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** C-TBS, Inc. |
** C-TBS, Inc. |
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* [[Tokyo Electron|Tokyo Electron Ltd.]] 3-1-5 Akasaka<ref>{{Cite web |title=Company Info {{!}} About TEL |url=https://www.tel.com/about/summary/index.html |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=Tokyo Electron Ltd. |language=en}}</ref> |
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* [[Toraya Confectionery]]<ref>"[https://global.toraya-group.co.jp/pages/company Company Overview]." [[Toraya Confectionery]]. Retrieved on June 25, 2018.</ref> |
* [[Toraya Confectionery]]<ref>"[https://global.toraya-group.co.jp/pages/company Company Overview]." [[Toraya Confectionery]]. Retrieved on June 25, 2018.</ref> |
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* [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music Japan LLC]] 8-5-30 Akasaka<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.universal-music.co.jp/company/gaiyou.html |title=会社情報 - Universal Music Japan |publisher=Universal-music.co.jp |access-date=2013-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223033840/http://www.universal-music.co.jp/company/gaiyou.html |archive-date=2009-12-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
* [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music Japan LLC]] 8-5-30 Akasaka<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.universal-music.co.jp/company/gaiyou.html |title=会社情報 - Universal Music Japan |publisher=Universal-music.co.jp |access-date=2013-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223033840/http://www.universal-music.co.jp/company/gaiyou.html |archive-date=2009-12-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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* [[Wa Space|Wa Group Japan]] 4-3-27 Akasaka<ref>{{cite web|url=http://waspacetokyo.com |title=会社情報 - Wa Group Japan |publisher= |
* [[Wa Space|Wa Group Japan]] 4-3-27 Akasaka<ref>{{cite web |url=http://waspacetokyo.com/ |title=会社情報 - Wa Group Japan |publisher=waspacetokyo.com |access-date=2015-09-14 |archive-date=2015-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008034402/http://waspacetokyo.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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* [[Geneon Universal Entertainment]] 5-2-20 Akasaka<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geneonuniversal.jp/company/index.html |title=会社案内 -Geneon Universal Entertainment |publisher=Geneonuniversal.jp |access-date=2013-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111055746/http://www.geneonuniversal.jp/company/index.html |archive-date=2010-01-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
* [[Geneon Universal Entertainment]] 5-2-20 Akasaka<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geneonuniversal.jp/company/index.html |title=会社案内 -Geneon Universal Entertainment |publisher=Geneonuniversal.jp |access-date=2013-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111055746/http://www.geneonuniversal.jp/company/index.html |archive-date=2010-01-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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* [[WOWOW]] (Akasaka Park Building)<ref>"[http://www.wowow.co.jp/info_e/corporate.html 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." [http://www.wowow.co.jp/co_info/corporate/profile/ Address in Japanese]: "東京都港区赤坂5-2-20 赤坂パークビル21F"</ref><ref>"[http://www.wowow.co.jp/info_e/map0.html Head office]." ([http://www.wowow.co.jp/info_e/images/map1.gif Direct image link]) WOWOW. Retrieved on November 20, 2010. [http://www.wowow.co.jp/co_info/corporate/profile/map1.html Map in Japanese] ([http://www.wowow.co.jp/co_info/corporate/images/profile/map1.gif Direct link])</ref> |
* [[WOWOW]] (Akasaka Park Building)<ref>"[http://www.wowow.co.jp/info_e/corporate.html 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." [http://www.wowow.co.jp/co_info/corporate/profile/ Address in Japanese]: "東京都港区赤坂5-2-20 赤坂パークビル21F"</ref><ref>"[http://www.wowow.co.jp/info_e/map0.html Head office]." ([http://www.wowow.co.jp/info_e/images/map1.gif Direct image link]) WOWOW. Retrieved on November 20, 2010. [http://www.wowow.co.jp/co_info/corporate/profile/map1.html Map in Japanese] ([http://www.wowow.co.jp/co_info/corporate/images/profile/map1.gif Direct link])</ref> |
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Previously [[Jaleco|Jaleco Holding]] had its headquarters in the {{nihongo|Akasaka DS Building|赤坂DSビル|''Akasaka DS Biru''}} in Akasaka.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20070316141454/http://www.jaleco.co.jp/corporate/information.html Company Information]." [[Jaleco]]. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.</ref><ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311220549/http://www.jaleco.co.jp/imege/JalecoHD%20map.pdf JalecoHD+map.pdf]." [[Jaleco]]. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.</ref> |
Previously [[Jaleco|Jaleco Holding]] had its headquarters in the {{nihongo|Akasaka DS Building|赤坂DSビル|''Akasaka DS Biru''}} in Akasaka.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20070316141454/http://www.jaleco.co.jp/corporate/information.html Company Information]." [[Jaleco]]. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.</ref><ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311220549/http://www.jaleco.co.jp/imege/JalecoHD%20map.pdf JalecoHD+map.pdf]." [[Jaleco]]. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.</ref> |
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* [[Milbank Tweed]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Tokyo|url=http://www.milbank.com/offices/tokyo.html|publisher=Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP|access-date=25 May 2015}}</ref> |
* [[Milbank Tweed]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Tokyo|url=http://www.milbank.com/offices/tokyo.html|publisher=Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP|access-date=25 May 2015}}</ref> |
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* [[Thomson Reuters]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Japan|url=http://trademarks.thomsonreuters.com/node/7426|publisher=Thomson Reuters|access-date=26 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828110052/http://trademarks.thomsonreuters.com/node/7426|archive-date=28 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
* [[Thomson Reuters]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Japan|url=http://trademarks.thomsonreuters.com/node/7426|publisher=Thomson Reuters|access-date=26 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828110052/http://trademarks.thomsonreuters.com/node/7426|archive-date=28 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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* GlaxoSmithKline Japan <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jp.gsk.com/jp/about-us/our-locations/our-locations-en/|title=Our locations | GSK グラクソ・スミスクライン株式会社}}</ref> |
* GlaxoSmithKline Japan <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jp.gsk.com/jp/about-us/our-locations/our-locations-en/|title=Our locations | GSK グラクソ・スミスクライン株式会社|access-date=2017-10-30|archive-date=2017-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107030216/https://jp.gsk.com/jp/about-us/our-locations/our-locations-en/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Subway stations== |
==Subway stations== |
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Akasaka 1-9-[[chōme]] are zoned to Akasaka Elementary School ([[:ja:港区立赤坂小学校|赤坂小学校]])<!--https://akasaka-es.minato-tky.ed.jp/--> and Akasaka Junior High School ([[:ja:港区立赤坂中学校|赤坂中学校]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/gakkouuneishien/kodomo/gakko/tetsuzuki/tennyugaku/tetsuzuki/documents/kuiki-r4.pdf|title=港区立小・中学校通学区域一覧表(令和4年4月以降)|publisher=City of Minato|accessdate=2022-10-08}}</ref> |
Akasaka 1-9-[[chōme]] are zoned to Akasaka Elementary School ([[:ja:港区立赤坂小学校|赤坂小学校]])<!--https://akasaka-es.minato-tky.ed.jp/--> and Akasaka Junior High School ([[:ja:港区立赤坂中学校|赤坂中学校]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/gakkouuneishien/kodomo/gakko/tetsuzuki/tennyugaku/tetsuzuki/documents/kuiki-r4.pdf|title=港区立小・中学校通学区域一覧表(令和4年4月以降)|publisher=City of Minato|accessdate=2022-10-08}}</ref> |
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{{ill|Akasaka High School|ja|東京都立赤坂高等学校}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20071031062611/http://www.akasaka-h.metro.tokyo.jp/] was operated by the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education]]. It closed down in March 2009. It reopened the next month as the [[Aoyama, Tokyo|Aoyama]] campus of {{ill|Ōta Sakuradai High School|ja|東京都立大田桜台高等学校}} [http://www.oota-sakuradai-h.metro.tokyo.jp/]. |
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[[Third Junior & Senior High School of Nihon University]] was previously in Akasaka, but it moved to [[Machida, Tokyo|Machida]] in 1976.<ref name=Home>{{cite web|url=http://www.nichidai3.ed.jp/s_index/s_english/|title=Home page (English)|publisher=[[Third Junior & Senior High School of Nihon University]]|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref> |
[[Third Junior & Senior High School of Nihon University]] was previously in Akasaka, but it moved to [[Machida, Tokyo|Machida]] in 1976.<ref name=Home>{{cite web|url=http://www.nichidai3.ed.jp/s_index/s_english/|title=Home page (English)|publisher=[[Third Junior & Senior High School of Nihon University]]|access-date=2019-05-01|archive-date=2020-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225082845/http://www.nichidai3.ed.jp/s_index/s_english/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Akasaka_JunorHighschool.JPG|Akasaka Junior High School ([[:ja:港区立赤坂中学校|赤坂中学校]]) |
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Akasaka_Elementary_School.JPG|Akasaka Elementary School ([[:ja:港区立赤坂小学校|赤坂小学校]]) |
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===Libraries=== |
===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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lib.city.minato.tokyo.jp/e/akasaka-inst.html|title |
The Akasaka Library has moved to a new building in 2007, near the Aoba Park and the Aoyama-itchōme subway station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lib.city.minato.tokyo.jp/e/akasaka-inst.html|title=Minato City Library | Akasaka Library|access-date=2016-05-18|archive-date=2021-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129055817/https://www.lib.city.minato.tokyo.jp/e/akasaka-inst.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Akasaka
赤坂 | |
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District | |
Coordinates: 35°40′29″N 139°43′54″E / 35.6747°N 139.7317°E | |
Country | Japan |
City | Tokyo |
Ward | Minato |
Area | Akasaka Area |
Population (January 1, 2016) | |
• Total | 17,603 |
Time zone | UTC+9 (JST) |
Area code | 03 |
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
[edit]- 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
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
[edit]- Anycolor 9-7-2, Akasaka[1]
- DefSTAR Records 4-5 Akasaka[2]
- EMI Music Japan 5-3-1 Akasaka[3]
- Epic Records Japan 9-6-35 Akasaka[4]
- Fujifilm[5]
- Fuji Xerox[6]
- Hazama Ando[7]
- Hudson Soft[8]
- JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization)-1-12-32 Akasaka[9]
- Johnny & Associates 8-11-20 Akasaka
- Ki/oon Records: Same as Epic Records Japan[10]
- Kaneka Corporation[11]
- Komatsu 2-3-6 Akasaka[12]
- Sigma Seven 2-16-8 Akasaka[13]
- Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc. 5-3-6 Akasaka[14]
- Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc.
- TBS Radio & Communications, Inc.
- BS-TBS, Inc.
- C-TBS, Inc.
- Tokyo Electron Ltd. 3-1-5 Akasaka[15]
- Toraya Confectionery[16]
- Universal Music Japan LLC 8-5-30 Akasaka[17]
- Wa Group Japan 4-3-27 Akasaka[18]
- Geneon Universal Entertainment 5-2-20 Akasaka[19]
- WOWOW (Akasaka Park Building)[20][21]
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:
- Becton, Dickinson and Company 4-15-1 Akasaka[24]
- Clifford Chance[25]
- Iran Air[26]
- ING 4-1 Akasaka[27]
- Milbank Tweed[28]
- Thomson Reuters[29]
- GlaxoSmithKline Japan [30]
Subway stations
[edit]- 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, Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, 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
[edit]Schools
[edit]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 [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 [4].
Third Junior & Senior High School of Nihon University was previously in Akasaka, but it moved to Machida in 1976.[33]
Libraries
[edit]The Akasaka Library has moved to a new building in 2007, near the Aoba Park and the Aoyama-itchōme subway station.[34]
References
[edit]- ^ Headquarters."Anycolor. Retrieved on November 12, 2023.
- ^ "Sony Music Group Company Site - グループ会社情報". Sme.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ^ [1] Archived June 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Sony Music Group Company Site - グループ会社情報". Sme.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ^ "Head Office." Fujifilm. Retrieved on July 12, 2010.
- ^ "FUJI XEROX Company Profile Archived 2012-01-26 at the Wayback Machine." Fuji Xerox. Retrieved on July 12, 2010.
- ^ "Corporate Profile." Hazama Ando. Retrieved on April 10, 2015.
- ^ "Corporate overview Archived 2010-08-19 at the Wayback Machine." Hudson Soft. Retrieved on July 12, 2010.
- ^ "About Us". JETRO. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ^ "Sony Music Group Company Site - グループ会社情報". Sme.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2003-04-27. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ^ "Corporate Data". Kaneka Corporation. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- ^ "Location of Head Office and Domestic Plants". Komatsu. Archived from the original on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ^ "Company Profile." Sigma Seven. Retrieved on February 22, 2009.
- ^ "Access - TBS Global Site". Tbs.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ^ "Company Info | About TEL". Tokyo Electron Ltd. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ "Company Overview." Toraya Confectionery. Retrieved on June 25, 2018.
- ^ "会社情報 - Universal Music Japan". Universal-music.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ^ "会社情報 - Wa Group Japan". waspacetokyo.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
- ^ "会社案内 -Geneon Universal Entertainment". Geneonuniversal.jp. Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ^ "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"
- ^ "Head office." (Direct image link) WOWOW. Retrieved on November 20, 2010. Map in Japanese (Direct link)
- ^ "Company Information." Jaleco. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.
- ^ "JalecoHD+map.pdf." Jaleco. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.
- ^ "会社概要 | 日本BD". Bdj.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ^ "Tokyo". Clifford Chance. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "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"
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tokyo". Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Japan". Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Home page (English)". Third Junior & Senior High School of Nihon University. Archived from the original on 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ "Minato City Library | Akasaka Library". Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Akasaka, Tokyo at Wikimedia Commons
- Akasaka, Tokyo travel guide from Wikivoyage