is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward located in Tokyo, Japan. Situated in the middle of the ward area, Bunkyō is a residential and educational center. Beginning in the Meiji period, literati like Natsume Sōseki, as well as scholars and politicians have lived there. Bunkyō is home to the Tokyo Dome, Judo's Kodokan Judo Institute, Kōdōkan, and the University of Tokyo's Hongo Campus. Bunkyō has a sister-city relationship with Kaiserslautern in the Rhineland-Palatinate of Germany. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Hongo and Koishikawa wards following Tokyo City's Local Autonomy Act, transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Bunkyo ward exhibits contrasting Shitamachi and Yamanote geographical and cultural division. The Nezu and Sendagi neighborhoods in the ward's eastern corner is attached to the Shitamachi area in Ueno with more traditional Japanese atmosphere. On the other hand, the remaining areas of the ward typically represent Yamanote districts. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has a population of 217,743 (including about 6,500 foreign residents), and a population density of 19,290 persons per km². The total area is 11.29 km².

History

Bunkyo was formed in 1947 as a merger of Hongo and Koishikawa wards following Tokyo City's Local Autonomy Act, transformation into Tokyo Metropolis.

Geography

Districts and neighborhoods

There are approximately twenty districts in the area and these are as follows: ;Koishikawa, Tokyo, Koishikawa Area * Hakusan, Tokyo, Hakusan * Kasuga, Tokyo, Kasuga * Kohinata, Tokyo, Kohinata * Koishikawa, Tokyo, Koishikawa * Kōraku, Tokyo, Kōraku * Mejirodai, Tokyo, Mejirodai * Otowa, Tokyo, Otowa * Ōtsuka, Tokyo, Ōtsuka * Sekiguchi, Tokyo, Sekiguchi * Sengoku, Tokyo, Sengoku * Suidō ;Hongō, Tokyo, Hongō Area * Hongō, Tokyo, Hongō * Hon-komagome, Tokyo, Honkomagome * Mukōgaoka, Tokyo, Mukōgaoka * Nezu, Tokyo, Nezu * Nishikata, Tokyo, Nishikata * Sendagi, Tokyo, Sendagi * Yayoi, Tokyo, Yayoi * Yushima, Tokyo, Yushima

Politics and government

Bunkyo is governed by Mayor Hironobu Narisawa, an independent (politician), independent supported by the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Japan and New Komeito Party, Komeito. The city council has 34 elected members.

Economy

The publishing company Kodansha has its headquarters in the ward, and Kodansha International has its headquarters in the Otowa YK Building in the ward. The drugstore chain Tomod's has its headquarters in the ward. Penta-Ocean, the construction, construction firm specializing in marine works and land reclamation also has its headquarters in Bunkyo. The automobile manufacturer Toyota has its Tokyo headquarters in the ward.

Landmarks

* Chinzan-so Garden * Denzū-in Temple * Gokoku-ji Temple * Harimasaka Sakura Colonnade * Hatoyama Hall * Kisshō-ji * Kodansha Noma Memorial Museum * Kodokan, Kodokan Judo Institute * Koishikawa Botanical Garden * Koishikawa Korakuen, Koishikawa Kōrakuen * Nezu Shrine * Nippon Medical School * Rikugien Garden * Shin-Edogawa Garden * St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo, Tokyo Cathedral (St. Mary's Cathedral) * Tokyo Dome * Tokyo Dome City * Toshimagaoka Imperial Cemetery * Toyo University * Tōyō Bunko "Oriental Library", Japan's largest Asian studies library * University of Tokyo * Yanaka Cemetery * Yushima Seidō

Education

Universities and colleges

National

*Ochanomizu University *University of Tsukuba Ōtsuka Campus *University of Tokyo Hongō Campus *Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Private

*Atomi University *Juntendo University *Takushoku University *Chuo University Engineering department *Tokyo Woman's Christian University *Toyo University *Toyo Gakuen University *Nippon Medical School *Japan Women's University *Bunkyo Gakuin University *Bunkyo Gakuin College *International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies

Primary and secondary schools

Nationally-operated high schools: * * Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education. * ref> * Koishikawa High School * * The metropolis operates the Koishikawa Secondary Education School. The metropolis operates the . Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by Bunkyo Board of Education. Municipal junior high schools: * No. 1 Junior High School (:ja:文京区立第一中学校, 第一中学校) * No. 3 Junior High School (:ja:文京区立第三中学校, 第三中学校) * No. 6 Junior High School (:ja:文京区立第六中学校, 第六中学校) * No. 8 Junior High School (第八中学校) * No. 9 Junior High School (第九中学校) * No. 10 Junior High School (第十中学校) * Bunrin Junior High School (文林中学校) * Hongodai Junior High School (:ja:文京区立本郷台中学校, 本郷台中学校) * Meidai Junior High School (:ja:文京区立茗台中学校, 茗台中学校) * Otowa Junior High School (:ja:文京区立音羽中学校, 音羽中学校) Municipal elementary schools: * Aoyagi Elementary School (青柳小学校) * Hayashicho Elementary School (林町小学校) * Hongo Elementary School (:ja:文京区立本郷小学校, 本郷小学校) * Kagomachi Elementary School (駕籠町小学校) * Kanatomi Elementary School (金富小学校) * Kohinata Daimachi Elementary School (:ja:文京区立小日向台町小学校, 小日向台町小学校) * Komamoto Elementary School (駒本小学校) * Kubomachi Elementary School (:ja:文京区立窪町小学校, 窪町小学校) * Meika Elementary School (:ja:文京区立明化小学校, 明化小学校) * Nezu Elementary School (:ja:文京区立根津小学校, 根津小学校) * Otsuka Elementary School (大塚小学校) * Rekisen Elementary School (:ja:文京区立礫川小学校, 礫川小学校) * Sasugaya Elementary School (:ja:文京区立指ケ谷小学校, 指ケ谷小学校) * Seishi Elementary School (:ja:文京区立誠之小学校, 誠之小学校) * Sekiguchi Daimachi Elementary School (:ja:文京区立関口台町小学校, 関口台町小学校) * Sendagi Elementary School (:ja:文京区立千駄木小学校, 千駄木小学校) * Shiomi Elementary School (:ja:文京区立汐見小学校, 汐見小学校) * Showa Elementary School (:ja:文京区立昭和小学校, 昭和小学校) * Yanagicho Elementary School (:ja:文京区立柳町小学校, 柳町小学校) * Yushima Elementary School (:ja:文京区立湯島小学校, 湯島小学校)

Culture

Museums

* Bunkyo Museum * Eisei Bunko Museum * Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame * Kodansha Noma Memorial Museum * Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo, Koishikawa Annex * Koishikawa Ukiyo-e Art Museum * Orugoru no Chiisana Hakubutsukan * Printing Museum, Tokyo * The University Museum, The University of Tokyo * Tokyo Waterworks Historical Museum * Yayoi Museum

Transportation

Train stations

Toei subway lines

* Toei Mita Line: Sengoku, Hakusan, Kasuga, Suidōbashi * Toei Ōedo Line: Iidabashi, Kasuga, Hongō Sanchōme

Tokyo Metro subway lines

* Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line: Sendagi, Nezu, Yushima * Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line: Shin-Ōtsuka, Myōgadani, Kōrakuen, Hongō Sanchōme, Ochanomizu * Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line: Gokokuji, Edogawabashi * Tokyo Metro Namboku Line: Kōrakuen, Tōdaimae, Honkomagome

Highways

Shuto Expressway *No.5 Ikebukuro Route (Takebashi JCT—Bijogi JCT)

Notable people from Bunkyō

* Hayao Miyazaki (Nihongo: 宮崎駿, ''Miyazaki Hayao''), Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author, manga artist and one of the co-founders of Studio Ghibli * Makiko Tanaka (Nihongo: 田中眞紀子, ''Tanaka Makiko''), Politics of Japan, Japanese politician and daughter of Kakuei Tanaka (former Prime Minister of Japan) * Osamu Noguchi (Nihongo: 野口修, ''Noguchi Osamu''), the creator of Kickboxing * Kaito Ishikawa (Nihongo: 石川界人, ''Ishikawa Kaito''), Japanese voice actor * Yukio Hatoyama (Nihongo: 鳩山由紀夫, ''Hatoyama Yukio''), Politics of Japan, Japanese politician and former Prime Minister of Japan * Shinichiro Kobayashi (Nihongo: 小林伸一郎, ''Kobayashi Shin'ichirō''), Photography in Japan, Japanese photographer * Teiichi Matsumaru (Nihongo: 松丸貞一, ''Matsumaru Teiichi''), Soccer in Japan, Japanese football player * Hiroto Muraoka (Nihongo: 村岡博人, ''Muraoka Hiroto''), Soccer in Japan, Japanese football player * Yu-ki Matsumura (Real Name: Noriyuki Matsumura, Nihongo: 松村憲幸, ''Matsumura Noriyuki''), Japanese actor and singer * Yūko Minaguchi (Nihongo: 皆口裕子, ''Minaguchi Yūko''), Japanese actress, Voice acting in Japan, voice actress and narrator * Yukio Tsuchiya (Nihongo: 土屋征夫, ''Tsuchiya Yukio''), Soccer in Japan, Japanese football player (Tokyo 23 FC)

References

External links

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Bunkyo City Official Website
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