is the area in Akasaka

Akasaka, Tokyo

is a residential and commercial district of Minato, Tokyo, located west of the government center in Nagatachō and north of the Roppongi nightlife district....

, Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, where the TBS

Tokyo Broadcasting System

, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....

 Broadcasting Center and the site of the "Akasaka 5-chome TBS Development Project" stand.

Overview

Construction began in February 2005 and the buildings were completed in January 2008. akasaka Sacas was opened on March 20, 2008, following Akasaka Biz Tower Shops&Dining. It was created for the recreation of the area around the TBS station. Following the creation of TBS broadcasting center in 1994, the akasaka Sacas project was finally completed after 17 years for the 40th anniversary in 1991. "Sacas Opening Fes" was held from March 20 until April 4, 2008.

"Sacas" means letting the cherry blossoms bloom, and also means lots of hills (Japanese for hill, , plus s). Also, when "akasaka Sacas" is written backwards, it becomes "Saca, Saka, Saka" (three hills). This naming was done purposely.

Facilities and buildings

• TBS
  Tokyo Broadcasting System
  , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
  
   Broadcasting Center 35.671771°N 139.734444°W
  • the headquarters of Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc. (TBS HD)
  • the headquarters and studio of Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. (TBS)
  • the headquarters and studio of TBS Radio & Communications, Inc. (TBS Radio)
  • the headquarters and studio of BS-TBS, Inc.
  • the headquarters and studio of C-TBS, Inc.
• Akasaka Biz Tower 35.673329°N 139.736611°W
  • the headquarters of Hakuhodo DY Group Companies (Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc., Hakuhodo
    Hakuhodo
    is Japan's second largest advertising agency, with gross sales of approximately 700 hundred million yen. It has its headquarters at Akasaka Biz Tower in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo....
    
    , Inc., Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Inc.)
  • the headquarters of EMI Music Japan, Inc.
  • Mainichi Broadcasting System
    Mainichi Broadcasting System
    is a broadcasting station in Osaka, Japan, affiliated with Japan Radio Network , National Radio Network , Japan News Network and TBS Network, serving in the Kansai region. MBS is also one of the major stockholders of Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc...
    
    , Inc. Tokyo Branch Office
  • the headquarters of Tokyo Electron
    Tokyo Electron
    , or TEL, is a supplier of semiconductor fabrication equipment and flat panel display production equipment. It is headquartered in Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan....
    
     Limited
  • Akasaka Biz Tower Shops&Dining
• Akasaka BLITZ
  Akasaka BLITZ
  Opened in April, 1996, Akasaka BLITZ is a so-called music "live-house" in Minato, Tokyo, owned and operated by Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. Until the opening of Shibuya-AX in 2000, it was the only concert space that in the metropolitan area that could accommodate 1500 people...
  
  (operated by Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc.)
• Akasaka ACT Theater (operated by Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc.)
• Akasaka The Residence

External links

• akasaka Biz Tower website

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