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My Town AKASAKA AOYAMA Town Journal Special Edition No. 6, 7, 8 down the Ushinakizaka Sakurazaka issued on March 25 2009 sloping Notice from Akasaka Regional City Offi ce Up and Between 4-1 and 4-8 Between 1-11 and 1-12 Akasaka Emergency Medical Information Kit Akasaka is a city of slopes. roads… Akasaka The road was newly built in the middle of The road used to be so 0HLML3HULRG$KXJHFKHUU\WUHHXVHGWR My Town Nanbuzaka Yagenzaka bad and long that even stand at the bottom of the slope until it was Renovation construction of the kenjinji-gaki style The “unmissable” feature of Akasaka is the the cows pulling the cart burnt in the war. About 150 someiyoshino fence of the former Nogi residence Between 2-22 Akasaka and 2-1 Roppongi Between 4-17 and 7-1 Akasaka would start screaming. cherry trees along the peripheral road of sloping roads. The names they are referred to This is where the famous scene of “Parting in the This long slope has an interesting form as both Until the current Aoyama Sanpunzaka $UNKLOOVIURP6DNXUD]DNDWR6SDLQ]DNDWKDW The fence standing in front of the entrance of former Nogi 6QRZDW1DQEX]DND´ 1DQEX]DND\XNLQRZDNDUH RI ends are higher than the middle of the road. This Dori was built, this was Between 5-5 and 7-6 Akasaka ZHUHSODQWHGDWWKHWLPHRIPDMRUUHGHYHORS residence, a Minato City-designated cultural property, was were given in the old times. We would like to Because the slope was so steep, palanquin bearers &KXVKLQJXUDWRRNSODFH7KHZLGRZRI$VDQR7DNXPL form reminds us of yagen, a traditional equipment WKHIDPRXVEDFNVWUHHWXVHG PHQWSURMHFWRIWKH$UNKLOOVLQFUHDWH reconstructed in August due to aging. Kenjinji-gaki is one of the introduce the origin of the names as well as the QRNDPLVHQWRII2LVKL.XUDQRVXNHRIIKHUH$OWKRXJK used to grind medicine materials. 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