Akasaka

Akasaka is one of 's central business districts, full of corporate headquarters and expensive hotels. The area is directly adjacent to , one of Tokyo's prime concentrations of bureaucracy, and only a stone's throw from the Imperial Palace in .
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  • Type: Quarter with 17,600 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in Minato-ku, Tokyo
  • Also known as: “Akasaka, Tokyo”
  • Postal code: 107-0052

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Diet Library and The National Art Center.

Library
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The is the national library of and among the largest libraries in the world. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the National Diet of Japan in researching matters of public policy.

Museum
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, Tokyo is a museum in , , . Opened in January 2007, it is one of the five institutions of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art.

Government office
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The is a division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism dedicated to the scientific observation and research of natural phenomena.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roppongi and Shinbashi.

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is an expensive section of 's ward famous for its nightlife, much of which is geared towards foreigners. It is also a major daytime attraction, with two massive shopping and dining complexes, and various museums.

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is a district of central which is a significant business center and commercial area, although not quite as busy as Shinjuku or Shibuya to the west.

Neighborhood
Chiyoda is a district of . Chiyoda covers the grounds of the , and nothing else. It has no subdivisions or chōme.

Akasaka

Latitude
35.67168° or 35° 40′ 18″ north
Longitude
139.73562° or 139° 44′ 8″ east
Population
17,600
Elevation
65 metres (213 feet)
Open location code
8Q7XMPCP+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5732715872
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
1865522
Wiki­data ID
Q416131
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Akasaka” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أكاساكا، طوكيو”
  • Arabic: “أكاساكا”
  • Bulgarian: “Акасака”
  • Catalan: “Akasaka”
  • Cebuano: “Akasaka”
  • Central Kurdish: “ئاکاساکا”
  • Chinese: “赤坂”
  • Chinese: “赤坂區”
  • Czech: “Akasaka”
  • Dutch: “Akasaka”
  • Estonian: “Akasaka”
  • Finnish: “Akasaka (Tokio)”
  • Finnish: “Akasaka”
  • French: “Akasaka”
  • German: “Akasaka”
  • Hungarian: “Akaszaka”
  • Indonesian: “Akasaka, Tokyo”
  • Italian: “Akasaka”
  • Japanese: “Akasaka”
  • Japanese: “あかさか”
  • Japanese: “アカサカ”
  • Japanese: “溜池 (東京都)”
  • Japanese: “赤坂”
  • Korean: “아카사카”
  • Lithuanian: “Akasaka (Tokijas)”
  • Lithuanian: “Akasaka”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Akasaka”
  • Persian: “آکاساکا”
  • Persian: “اکاساکا”
  • Portuguese: “Akasaka”
  • Portuguese: “Tóquio/Akasaka”
  • Russian: “Акасака”
  • Slovenian: “Akasaka”
  • Spanish: “Akasaka”
  • Thai: “อากาซากะ”
  • Turkish: “Akasaka (Tokyo)”
  • Turkish: “Akasaka”
  • Ukrainian: “Акасака”

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