Akasaka, Tokyo

State Guest House, Akasaka Palace

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View southwesterly across Akasaka with Akasaka-mitsuke Station beneath interesection in foreground

Akasaka (赤坂) ("Red Slope") is a residential and commercial district of Minato-ku, 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

• Akasaka Palace and State Guest House
• Embassy of the United States, Cambodia, Canada, Iraq, Spain and Syria
• Ark Hills and Suntory Hall
• Nogi Shrine
• Tokyo Midtown - currently the tallest high-rise complex in Tokyo
• The Gallery Saatchi & Saatchi - now closed

Companies based in Akasaka

• JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization)
• Komatsu
• Tokyo Broadcasting System
• ING
• Becton, Dickinson and Company

The Japanese offices of Citigroup and Clifford Chance are also located in Akasaka.

Subway stations

• 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

Akasaka's public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Minato City Board of Education ([1] in English, [2] in Japanese).

Akasaka High School [3] is operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.