Akasaka

Japanese: 赤坂 - あかさか

A post town on the Tokaido in Hoi County, Mikawa Province. It is part of the current Otowa Town, Aichi Prefecture (now Toyokawa City). It has flourished as an inn since the Middle Ages, and articles about the inn can be found in the Kaido-ki and Tokan-kiko, while the Genpei Seisuiki records the courtesans of Akasaka. In 1591, Ikeda Terumasa ordered Akasaka to keep 46 horses on standby. When it was designated as a post station on the Tokaido in 1601, it was considered as one inn together with Goyu (now Toyokawa City, Aichi Prefecture) to the east, but it soon began to operate its own horse and man relay service. At the beginning of the Edo period, it was divided into two towns, east and west. In 1693, the town was 8 cho 30 ken long and had 1,935 residents. In 1707, the number of guests was 103,076. According to the Yadomura Daigaicho, there were 3 honjin, 1 wakihonjin, and 62 inns. It is said that there were many prostitutes in Akasaka-shuku, and in the 1801 book "Kaigen Kiko," it is written, "There are many prostitutes. Although they are the same inn, Goyu is rustic and Akasaka is nice." The scenery of the Edo period inns is well preserved, and to the west of the inn are the remains of Empress Jito's temporary palace and Miyajiyama, which is said to be the site of Minamoto no Yoritomo's lodgings. The Akasaka magistrate's office, which had jurisdiction over the shogunate's territory in Mikawa, was also located here.

Akasaka

Located in the northern part of Minato Ward, Tokyo, this area, together with Aoyama, was formerly part of Akasaka Ward. It is located on the Yamanote Plateau and has many slopes, with shopping streets on the main streets and luxury homes, high-end restaurants, eateries, and hotels on the back streets. Akasaka Mitsuke is a key transportation hub with subways and expressways. Akasaka Imperial Villa and Akasaka Imperial Palace are located on the former site of the Kishu Tokugawa family mansion, and are also home to Hikawa Shrine, Toyokawa Inari Shrine, and Tokyo Broadcasting System. Tokyo Midtown was completed in March 2007 as a redevelopment project on the former Defense Agency site.
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Japanese:

三河国宝飯(ほい)郡の東海道の宿場町。現在の愛知県音羽(おとわ)町（現・豊川市）に属する。中世以来宿として栄え，《海道記》《東関紀行》などに当宿の記事がみられるほか，《源平盛衰記》には赤坂宿の遊女のことが記されている。1591年池田輝政は赤坂宿に馬46匹の常備を命じている。1601年に東海道の宿駅に指定されたときには，東に近接する御油(ごゆ)宿（現愛知県豊川市）とあわせて一宿とされていたが，すぐに独自で人馬継立を行うようになった。江戸時代初頭には東西２町に分かれており，1693年当時の町の長さ８町30間，人数1935。1707年の宿泊者数は10万3076人であった。《宿村大概帳》では本陣３，脇本陣１，旅籠屋62。赤坂宿には飯盛女が多数いたとされ，1801年成立の《改元紀行》には〈遊女多し。同じ宿なれど御油は鄙しく赤坂はよろし〉とみえる。江戸時代の宿駅の景観をよく残しており，宿の西には持統天皇の頓宮(とんぐう)跡や源頼朝の宿泊跡と伝える宮路(みやじ)山がある。また当地には三河国内の幕府領を管轄した赤坂代官所も置かれた。

赤坂【あかさか】

東京都港区北部，青山とともに旧赤坂区をなしていた地区。山の手台地にあり坂が多く，表通りに商店街，裏通りに高級住宅，高級料亭，飲食店，ホテルなどが多い。赤坂見附は地下鉄，高速道路が通じる交通の要衝。紀州徳川家の屋敷跡に赤坂離宮，赤坂御所があり，氷川神社，豊川稲荷，東京放送等がある。2007年３月，防衛庁跡地再開発の東京ミッドタウンが完成。
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