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Akasaka is a business, hotel, entertainment and residential high-class district smack-dab in the middle of Tokyo. It also has concert spaces, a large "city within a city" shopping complex called Akasaka Sacas, is near Tokyo Midtown, is the headquarters for a large Japanese TV station (TBS, Tokyo Broadcasting System) and is surrounded by 3 pretty popular shrines; the Toyokawa Inari, Hie Shrine and the Hikawa Shrine. During the day you will see hard-working businessmen quickly rushing about trying to make a buck while at night you will see it transform into an entertainment zone known mainly for high-end hostess bars where those same businessmen blow a bit of that hard-earned money so that a girl will sit next to them and talk. Other than the over-priced hostess bars you can also find many regular pubs, bars and restaurants scattered throughout the area. Since the area also has many large, high-end hotels, you'll also see tourists and maybe even the occasional famous person wandering the narrow alleyways of Akasaka. Akasaka sits between Nagatacho, the center of Japan's politics and the most famous night-life city in Tokyo, Roppongi. Being in the center of Tokyo and with convenient subway connections, Akasaka is a great place to stay when visiting as you can get nearly anywhere in Tokyo within 30 minutes or so.
Access
Akasaka is a major city in Tokyo. The Chiyoda Subway line runs through the heart of Akasaka and from Akasaka Station you can get to the East, Tokyo Station side or West, Shinjuku/Shibuya side in under 30 min.
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Toyokawa Inari Tokyo
Hours: The grounds of Shrines and Temples are generally open 27/7, 365 days a year but, many set their own hours. If hours are set, they are generally open from 9:00 a.m. or 10:00 a.m. in the morning and close around 4:30 p.m. or 5:00 p.m. in the evening.
Cost: The general grounds of Shrines and Temples are free but may charge a small fee (a couple/few hundred yen) for special gardens, exhibitions, artifact viewing, etc.
Map: Google Map
Toyokawa Inari Temple, originally founded in 1828, is in the Akasaka area of Tokyo and the Tokyo Branch of the main Toyokawa Inari Shrine in Aichi Prefecture (near Nagoya). This temple has interesting history as originally it was a Buddhist temple but was threatened to be destroyed in the early Meij... more details
Hie Shrine
Hours: The grounds of Shrines and Temples are generally open 27/7, 365 days a year but, many set their own hours. If hours are set, they are generally open from 9:00 a.m. or 10:00 a.m. in the morning and close around 4:30 p.m. or 5:00 p.m. in the evening.
Cost: The general grounds of Shrines and Temples are free but may charge a small fee (a couple/few hundred yen) for special gardens, exhibitions, artifact viewing, etc.
Map: Google Map
Hie Shrine is a Shrinto shrine in the Akasaka area of Tokyo. It sits up on a tree covered hilltop between the neighborhoods of Akasaka and Nagatacho and is one of the major shrines in Tokyo. The back entrance to the shrine is especially pleasing to the eye as the path is lined with 90 red Tori Gat... more details
Hikawa Shrine Asakasa
Hours: The grounds of Shrines and Temples are generally open 27/7, 365 days a year but, many set their own hours. If hours are set, they are generally open from 9:00 a.m. or 10:00 a.m. in the morning and close around 4:30 p.m. or 5:00 p.m. in the evening.
Cost: The general grounds of Shrines and Temples are free but may charge a small fee (a couple/few hundred yen) for special gardens, exhibitions, artifact viewing, etc.
Map: Google Map
The Akasaka Hikawa Shrine, a branch of of the main Hikawa Shrine in Saitama City, is located in the area of Akasaka in the center of Tokyo and is where the primary spiritual guardian of the Akasaka district is enshrined. It is claimed that the original shrine was founded in 951, therefore it has a h... more details
Akasaka Sacas
Hours: This is a Shopping Malls, therefore each establishment has it's own hours but generally shops in Japan generally open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. while restaurants are generally open until 9:00 p.m. or 10:00 p.m.
Cost: Each establishment's cost is different.
Map: Google Map
Akasaka Sacas is a shopping and residential area billed as a "City within a City" (like Roppongi Hills) in Akasaka, the center of Tokyo. It is next to the TBS TV (Tokyo Broadcasting System) building and is made up of 5 main buildings; TBS TV, an apartment building, two performance halls and the 39... more details
