Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo
Akasaka (赤 坂Japanese, literally " red slope " ) is a district of the Japanese capital Tokyo. It is located in dominated by office buildings and public facilities within the urban area southwest of the imperial residence and the government district Nagatacho. According to the census of 2005, the population was in the nine districts ( chome ) Akasakas 10,042, while the population was during the day at 97 180.
Akasaka is located in the district of Minato capital Tokyo Prefecture. Its area of 1.3 km ² is bounded on the east by Sotobori - dori, to the north from the Aoyama - dori. To the north lies Moto - Akasaka ("old Akasaka ") with the Akasaka- goyōchi, an imperial terrain with the residence of the Crown Prince, and the Geihinkan (迎宾馆, even Akasaka Palace ), the residence for state guests. In the west, bordering on Akasaka Aoyama, in the south and south-east of Roppongi.
From 1878, Akasaka was a separate municipality ( -ku ) of the old Tokyo Prefecture and the city of Tokyo from 1889. In 1947 he was united with Azabu, and Shiba Minato to the district. Together with the districts Moto - Akasaka and Akasaka Aoyama is an area with a common branch office of the district administration Minato (赤 坂 地区 総 合 支 所, Akasaka- chiku Sogo shisho ).
In the second phase of the Shōwa period after the Second World War, settled in Akasaka- Mitsuke on the border with Nagatacho around the 1982 burned Hotel New Japan nightclubs ( " New Latin Quarter ", " Copacabana ", " Mikado " ) and bars. Parts of Akasaka are still considered a stronghold of the Sumiyoshi -kai (住 吉 会), the second largest yakuza group, which also has its headquarters here. The rest of the town is dominated mainly by corporate offices, hotels and public buildings. Here you will find, among other things several embassies, including those of the United States, Tokyo Midtown, a high-rise complex on the territory of the former Defense Agency, the Concert Hall, Suntory Hall and the Hikawa Shrine from the 18th century.
Among the main roads on the borders of Akasaka run several lines of metro Tokyo, through the district leads the Chiyoda Line Akasaka stopping at the station. In the south, passes over the Roppongi - dori inside the ring ( Shinkanjo - sen) of the Shuto highways. The zip code of Akasaka is 107-0052.