Country Japan Website www.city.bunkyo.lg.jp Population 217,743 (1 May 2015) | Prefecture Tokyo Area 11.29 km² Region Kantō region | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) City hall address Kasuga 1-16-21, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
112-6555 Colleges and Universities University of Tokyo, Toyo University, Bunkyo Gakuin University, Juntendo University, Tokyo Medical and Dent Points of interest Tokyo Dome, Koishikawa Kōrakuen Garden, Rikugi‑en, Yushima Tenman‑gū, Yushima Seidō | ||
Bunkyō (文京区, Bunkyō-ku) is a 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, and the University of Tokyo (Hongo Campus). The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Bunkyō City. Bunkyō has a sister-city relationship with Kaiserslautern in the Rhineland-Palatinate of Germany.
Contents
- Map of Bunkyo Tokyo Japan
- Neighborhoods
- Politics and government
- Economy
- Landmarks
- National
- Private
- Primary and secondary schools
- Toei subway lines
- Tokyo Metro subway lines
- Highways
- References
Map of Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
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.
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.
Neighborhoods
There are approximately twenty neighbourhoods in the area and these are as follows:
Politics and government
Bunkyo is governed by mayor Hironobu Narisawa, an independent supported by the Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Japan and 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 firm specializing in marine works and land reclamation also has its headquarters in Bunkyo.
Landmarks
National
Private
Primary and secondary schools
Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by Bunkyo council. Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.
The metropolis operates the Koishikawa Secondary Education School.
The metropolis operates the Bunkyo School for the Blind.
Toei subway lines
Tokyo Metro subway lines
Highways
Shuto Expressway