Akasaka

You may see many Shrines when walking around Tokyo.  Toyokawa Inari (豊川稲荷) is one of them, located in Akasaka.

Toyokawa Inari is a Shrine in Aichi prefecture, constructed in 1441.  The branch temple in Tokyo was founded in 1828, and was relocated to the current location in 1887.
Toyokawa Inari is dedicated to Inarishin (稲荷神), god  of fertility, rice, agriculture, foxes, industry and success.

Toyokawa Inari is also famous for Inari-zushi (いなり寿司) which is sold on-site.
Inari-zushi is a kind of Sushi, but quite different from Sushi that is well known: vinegered rice is wrapped with sweet Aburaage (油揚げ, deep-fried Tofu).  It is named ‘Inari’, because foxes were thought to be apostles of Inarishin, and Aburaage were thought to be the favorite food of foxes.

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Teresa House #401　【Finished/終了】

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Bedrooms: 4
Floor Area: 171 sqm / 1840.69 sqft
Address: 7-3-8, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Access: 5 minutes walk to Aoyama-icchome Station / Ginza Line
8 minutes walk to Nogizaka Station / Chiyoda Line
Completion: Jan. 1998
Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete

Rent: JPY650,000/month
Common Service Charge: JPY0
Key Money: JPY0
Deposit: 4 months
Parking: Available
Pets: Negotiable

Teresa House is an apartment in Akasaka, 3 minute walk to the embassy of Canada and Cambodia, and within 10 minutes walk to Tokyo Midtown.

Master’s bed room.
The balcony has enough room for dining, barbecueing, partying, etc.

Kitchen.

Rest room, and the bath room beyond the glass door.

物件名：テレサハウス
賃料：650,000円
敷／礼　：4/0
仲介手数料50%Off

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For example in Paris, you will see many cafes and restaurants in architectures built in the 19th century.
However, in Tokyo, the case is different.  Not many old architectures are reused in daily life.
Exceptions always exist, though.  There are few places where you can dine while feeling the weight of history.

Le Trianon French Restaurant
Restaurant in the old wing of Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka.  The old wing was built in 1930 as the mansion of Euimin, crown prince of Korea.
Le Trianon is on the second floor, while there is a bar, Napoleon, on the first floor.

Ogasawara Tei (小笠原邸)
Spanish restaurant in Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku.
This Spanish-style mansion was built in 1927 for Court Nagayoshi Ogasawara (小笠原長幹).  It is now designated as historical architecture by the Government of Tokyo.

Takemura (竹むら)
While the two restaurants above are rather ‘Western’, Takemura is a more Japanese architecture.
Takemura is a sweets shop & cafe in Kanda, Chiyoda-ku.  Its initiation was in 1930, and is also designated as historical architecture by the Government of Tokyo.

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Suntory Hall (サントリーホール) is the most famous concert hall in Tokyo, located in The Ark Hills complex near the U.S. Embassy in the Akasaka district of northern Minato ward.
It was constructed in the late 1970s with its concept “The world’s most beautiful sounds”and opened in October 1986.
It is said that it’s the first building to be created solely for music.  Suggestions and advice by world famous conductors and performers were gathered to design the hall.

【The world’s renowned maestro was moved.】
Suntory Hall was deeply associated with the maestro Herbert von Karajan, who recommended the “vineyard configuration” for the concert hall.
The Main Hall is the great vineyard concert hall whereby the audience surrounds the concert floor with all 2006 seats arranged to face the stage in a terraced design.
It makes sounds of music reach all of audience like a shower of sounds.
And also, audience can see performers playing forward, backward or from both sides, so that audience and performers can share dynamic acoustic and visual experiences together.
The maestro said “I was deeply moved by the outstanding sounds and circumstances of the hall.”  Suntory Hall makes not only audience but also all performers be satisfied.

【Facilities & Location】
・Main Hall (大ホール)
All 2006 seats are arranged in the vineyard configuration around the concert stage, which is 250㎡ in 21 sections.
In the center rear of the hall, there is a beautiful pipe organ with 74 stops and 5898 pipes.
It is one of the largest pipe organs in the world. In 2009, Barak Obama, who is the U.S. president now, made a speech on the stage.

・Small Hall (小ホール)
In the Small Hall, also called ‘Blue Rose’, all seats are removable and the stage consists of 7 trap sections which can be raised by up to 60 centimeters in 20-centimeter increments. In this hall the audience can come very close to the performers, so that it is possible to create new types of concert performances.
In addition to the halls, there are great facilities such as the foyer, a gift shop and a bar.

・Access
You can get to Suntory Hall by subway, bus or car.

Subway
・Roppongi-icchome St. - Namboku Line(Exit No.3), 5 minutes walk from the station.
・Tameike-sanno St. - Ginza&Namboku Lines(Exit No.13), 7 to 10 minutes walk from the station.

Bus
・Akasaka ARK Hills Stop, Toei Bus #01 between Shibuya and Shimbashi.

Parking
・Parking lots are located at ANA Intercontinental Tokyo or the ARK Mori
Building, it’s easy access.

【External links】
Suntory Hall’s official website in English below.
▼http://www.suntory.com/culture-sports/suntoryhall/

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Ebisu is the neighbor area of Shibuya, near Roppongi and Hiroo.
Near by Ebisu Station (Hibiya line, JR Yamanote line) is Yebisu Garden Place(恵比寿ガーデンプレイス): a compound square of shopping, offices, restaurants & cafes.

‘Yebisu’ of Yebisu Garden Place is spelled in an archaic style.
The origin of the place name ‘Ebisu’ or ‘Yebisu’ is Yebisu Beer, a product of the Japan Beer Brewery Company, which built its headquarter in this area.

Yebisu Beer, named for Ebisu(恵比寿), one of the Japanese Seven Gods of Fortune(七福神) which represents agriculture and commerce, was introduced in 1890 by Japan Beer.
In 1901, a train station named Ebisu was built by the company to facilitate distribution of its beer.
The town Ebisu was founded around 1928 as a community developed around the Japan Beer facilities, where Yebisu Garden Place now stands.

Ebisu in 1938.

Japan Beer had been reorganized and was renamed Sapporo Breweries Ltd. in 1964.
After the breweries were moved to Chiba in 1988, the area was redeveloped as the Yebisu Garden Place, which opened to the public in 1994.

Speaking of Beer, there are many beer gardens in Tokyo during the hot and humid summer.

With some casual hors d’oevures, why not enjoy your beer outdoors?

Earth Beat Garden
Location: Roppongi Hills
Period: Jul.23-Aug.29
Time: 17:00-22:00 (12:00-22:00 on Sat-Sun)

Trader Vic’s Outrigger
Location: Hotel New Otani, Akasaka
Period: Jul.16-Sep.5
Time: 10:00-19:00

Starlight Beer Garden
Location: Nihombashi Takashimaya
Period: May26-Sep.6
Time: 16:00-20:00

Also, a new attraction started this year.
In Ginza, there is a bar where you can drink the probably most cold beer in Japan.
Generally, beer is served at about 5C(41F), but here, it is served at -2C(28.4F)!
This might make it easier to survive the hot and humid summer in Tokyo

Extra Cold Bar
Location: Ginza
Period: -Aug.31
Time: Weekdays18:00-23:00, Sat11:30-23:00, Sun11:30-21:30

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Park Court Akasaka The Tower #702 【Finished/終了】

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Bedrooms: 2
Floor Area: 92.92sqm / 1000.22sqft

Address: 4-14-14, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Access: 8 minutes walk to Akasaka Station / Chiyoda Line,
9 minutes walk to Akasaka-mitsuke Station / Ginza Line & Marunouchi Line,
9 minutes walk to Aoyama-icchome Station / Ginza Line & Hanzomon Line
Completion: Jul. 2009
Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete

Rent: JPY430,000/month
Management Fee: JPY0
Key Money: JPY0
Deposit: 4 months
Contract: Fixed Term Lease Contract 3 years
Parking: JPY35,000-66,000/month
Pets: Negotiable

Park Court Akasaka The Tower is a building that overlooks the Akasaka Imperial Grounds.
Great access to fashion complexes, cultural facilities, and offices such as Tokyo Midtown and Akasaka Sacas.

Before entering the room, some photos of the common areas.

The garden.

Open lounge.

Hall.

Elevator hall.

And to the room!

Entrance.

Master’s bedroom.

Wide walk-in closet, 4.78sqm.

Restroom, with a stylish washbowl.

Bath.

Kitchen.

The kitchen faces the living dining room.

Living dining room.

View from the living dining room.

物件名：パークコート赤坂ザ・タワー
賃料：430,000円/月
敷／礼　：4/0
仲介手数料50％Off

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