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
赤坂 | |
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District | |
Akasaka Location in Tokyo Akasaka Location in Japan | |
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 (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.
In neighbouring Moto-Akasaka (literally "original Akasaka") to the North:
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:
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 SchoolTokyo 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].
[3] was operated by theThird Junior & Senior High School of Nihon University was previously in Akasaka, but it moved to Machida in 1976.[33]
The Akasaka Library has moved to a new building in 2007, near the Aoba Park and the Aoyama-itchōme subway station.[34]