Akasaka with Akasaka-mitsuke Station beneath the intersection in the foreground

Akasaka (赤坂) ("Red Slope") is a residential and commercial district of Minato, Tokyo, located west of the government center in Nagatachō and north of the Roppongi nightlife 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

State Guest House, Akasaka Palace

• Akasaka Palace and State Guest House
• akasaka Sacas
• Embassy of the United States, Mexico, Cambodia, Canada, Iraq, Spain and Syria as well as San Marino
• Ark Hills and Suntory Hall
• Nogi Shrine
• Tokyo Midtown - currently the tallest high-rise complex in Tokyo

Companies based in Akasaka

TBS in Akasaka.

• Becton, Dickinson and Company-4-15-1 Akasaka
• DefSTAR Records-4-5 Akasaka
• EMI Music Japan-5-3-1 Akasaka
• Epic Records Japan-9-6-35 Akasaka
• ING-4-1 Akasaka
• JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization)-1-12-32 Akasaka
• Johnny & Associates-8-11-20 Akasaka
• Ki/oon Records-same as Epic Records Japan
• Komatsu-2-3-6 Akasaka
• Tokyo Broadcasting System-5-3-6 Akasaka
• Universal Music Japan LLC-8-5-30 Akasaka
• Geneon Universal Entertainment-5-2-20 Akasaka

The Japanese offices of Lenovo, Citigroup, Milbank Tweed and Clifford Chance are also located in Akasaka.

Subway stations

A platform in Akasaka Station

• Akasaka Station (Chiyoda Line)
• Akasaka-mitsuke Station (Hanzomon Line, Ginza Line, Marunouchi Line)
• Aoyama-itchōme Station (Hanzomon Line, Ginza Line, Toei Oedo Line)
• Nogizaka Station (Chiyoda Line)
• Tameike-Sannō Station (Ginza Line, Namboku Line)

Education

Schools

Libraries

See also

References