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Bunkyō

January 22, 2023

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 Kōdōkan, and the University of Tokyo's Hongo Campus. Bunkyō has a sister-city relationship with Kaiserslautern in the Rhineland-Palatinate of Germany.[2]

Bunkyō
文京区
Special ward
Bunkyō City
Tokyo Dome
Flag
Emblem
Location of Bunkyō in Tokyo
Bunkyō
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°43′N 139°45′E / 35.717°N 139.750°E / 35.717; 139.750Coordinates: 35°43′N 139°45′E / 35.717°N 139.750°E / 35.717; 139.750
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureTokyo
Government
 • MayorHironobu Narisawa
Area
 • Total11.29 km2 (4.36 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2020[1])
 • Total240,069
 • Density21,263/km2 (55,070/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall addressKasuga 1-16-21, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
112-6555
Websitewww.city.bunkyo.lg.jp
Symbols
FlowerAzalea
TreeGinkgo biloba

It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Hongo and Koishikawa wards following Tokyo City's 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.[3]

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.[citation needed]

History

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

Geography

Districts and neighborhoods

There are approximately twenty districts 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.[4][needs update?] The city council has 34 elected members.[5]

Economy

The publishing company Kodansha has its headquarters in the ward,[6] and Kodansha International has its headquarters in the Otowa YK Building in the ward.[7] The drugstore chain Tomod's has its headquarters in the ward.[8] Penta-Ocean, the construction firm specializing in marine works and land reclamation also has its headquarters in Bunkyo.[9] The automobile manufacturer Toyota has its Tokyo headquarters in the ward.[10]

Landmarks

 
Denzū-in
 
Aerial view of Bunkyo (southwest)

Education

Universities and colleges

National

 
Akamon gate at the University of Tokyo

Private

 
Hosuinomori at Toyo University

Primary and secondary schools

Nationally-operated high schools:

  • Ochanomizu University High School [ja]
  • Junior and Senior High School at Otsuka, University of Tsukuba [ja]

Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.

  • Kogei High School [ja]ref>東京都立工芸高等学校. 東京都立工芸高等学校. Kogei-h.metro.tokyo.jp. Retrieved 2012-06-26.</ref>
  • Koishikawa High School[12]
  • Mukogaoka High School [ja][13]
  • Takehaya High School [ja][14]

The metropolis operates the Koishikawa Secondary Education School.[15]

The metropolis operates the Bunkyo School for the Blind [ja].[16]

Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by Bunkyo Board of Education.

Municipal junior high schools:[17]

  • No. 1 Junior High School (第一中学校)
  • No. 3 Junior High School (第三中学校)
  • No. 6 Junior High School (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 (本郷台中学校)
  • Meidai Junior High School (茗台中学校)
  • Otowa Junior High School (音羽中学校)

Municipal elementary schools:[18]

  • Aoyagi Elementary School (青柳小学校)
  • Hayashicho Elementary School (林町小学校)
  • Hongo Elementary School (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 (小日向台町小学校)
  • Komamoto Elementary School (駒本小学校)
  • Kubomachi Elementary School (窪町小学校)
  • Meika Elementary School (明化小学校)
  • Nezu Elementary School (根津小学校)
  • Otsuka Elementary School (大塚小学校)
  • Rekisen Elementary School (礫川小学校)
  • Sasugaya Elementary School (指ケ谷小学校)
  • Seishi Elementary School (誠之小学校)
  • Sekiguchi Daimachi Elementary School (関口台町小学校)
  • Sendagi Elementary School (千駄木小学校)
  • Shiomi Elementary School (汐見小学校)
  • Showa Elementary School (昭和小学校)
  • Yanagicho Elementary School (柳町小学校)
  • Yushima Elementary School (湯島小学校)

Culture

Museums

Transportation

Train stations

Toei subway lines

Tokyo Metro subway lines

Highways

Shuto Expressway

  • No.5 Ikebukuro Route (Takebashi JCT—Bijogi JCT)

Notable people from Bunkyō

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population by District". Tokyo Statistical Yearbook. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  2. ^ Bunkyo Academy Foundation. . Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  3. ^ Kokushi Daijiten Iinkai. Kokushi Daijiten (in Japanese). Vol. 4, page 842 (1983 ed.).
  4. ^ SNS-FreeJapan (16 April 2011). . Archived from the original on 21 April 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  5. ^ Bunkyo City Government Office. "Bunkyo city Plot of city council". Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Company Overview 2011-04-26 at the Wayback Machine." Kodansha. Retrieved on April 5, 2011. "Address: 12-21, Otowa 2-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8001, Japan"
  7. ^ "Corporate Profile" Kodansha. Retrieved on April 1, 2011. "Address Otowa YK Building 1-17-14 Otowa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8652" map
  8. ^ "Company Profile." Tomod's. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.
  9. ^ "Corporate Data." Penta-Ocean. Retrieved on March 23, 2014.
  10. ^ "Overview | Profile | Company". Toyota. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  11. ^ "55. Museum Review: Hatoyama Kaikan (Bunkyo-ku)," November 18, 2008.
  12. ^ 東京都立小石川高等学校・東京都立小石川中等教育学校. Koishikawa-h.metro.tokyo.jp. Archived from the original on 2002-11-05. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  13. ^ "Home". mukogaoka-h.metro.tokyo.jp.
  14. ^ 竹早高校 ウェブページ. Takehaya-h.metro.tokyo.jp. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  15. ^ . Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2007-10-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ 東京都立文京盲学校のホームページ. Bunkyo-sb.metro.tokyo.jp. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  17. ^ "区立中学校一覧". Bunkyo. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  18. ^ "区立小学校一覧". Bunkyo. Retrieved 2022-11-10.

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bunkyō.
  •   Tokyo/Bunkyo travel guide from Wikivoyage
  • Bunkyo City Official Website (in Japanese)

January 22, 2023
bunkyō, 文京区, special, ward, located, tokyo, japan, situated, middle, ward, area, residential, educational, center, beginning, meiji, period, literati, like, natsume, sōseki, well, scholars, politicians, have, lived, there, home, tokyo, dome, judo, kōdōkan, uni. 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 Kōdōkan and the University of Tokyo s Hongo Campus Bunkyō has a sister city relationship with Kaiserslautern in the Rhineland Palatinate of Germany 2 Bunkyō 文京区Special wardBunkyō CityTokyo DomeFlagEmblemLocation of Bunkyō in TokyoBunkyōLocation in JapanCoordinates 35 43 N 139 45 E 35 717 N 139 750 E 35 717 139 750 Coordinates 35 43 N 139 45 E 35 717 N 139 750 E 35 717 139 750CountryJapanRegionKantōPrefectureTokyoGovernment MayorHironobu NarisawaArea Total11 29 km2 4 36 sq mi Population October 1 2020 1 Total240 069 Density21 263 km2 55 070 sq mi Time zoneUTC 09 00 JST City hall addressKasuga 1 16 21 Bunkyo ku Tokyo112 6555Websitewww wbr city wbr bunkyo wbr lg wbr jpSymbolsFlowerAzaleaTreeGinkgo bilobaIt was formed in 1947 as a merger of Hongo and Koishikawa wards following Tokyo City s 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 3 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 km The total area is 11 29 km citation needed Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Districts and neighborhoods 3 Politics and government 4 Economy 5 Landmarks 6 Education 6 1 Universities and colleges 6 1 1 National 6 1 2 Private 6 2 Primary and secondary schools 7 Culture 7 1 Museums 8 Transportation 8 1 Train stations 8 1 1 Toei subway lines 8 1 2 Tokyo Metro subway lines 8 2 Highways 9 Notable people from Bunkyō 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksHistory EditBunkyo was formed in 1947 as a merger of Hongo and Koishikawa wards following Tokyo City s transformation into Tokyo Metropolis Geography EditDistricts and neighborhoods Edit There are approximately twenty districts in the area and these are as follows Koishikawa AreaHakusan Kasuga Kohinata Koishikawa Kōraku Mejirodai Otowa Ōtsuka Sekiguchi Sengoku Suidō Hongō AreaHongō Honkomagome Mukōgaoka Nezu Nishikata Sendagi Yayoi YushimaPolitics and government EditBunkyo is governed by Mayor Hironobu Narisawa an independent supported by the Liberal Democratic Party Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito 4 needs update The city council has 34 elected members 5 Economy EditThe publishing company Kodansha has its headquarters in the ward 6 and Kodansha International has its headquarters in the Otowa YK Building in the ward 7 The drugstore chain Tomod s has its headquarters in the ward 8 Penta Ocean the construction firm specializing in marine works and land reclamation also has its headquarters in Bunkyo 9 The automobile manufacturer Toyota has its Tokyo headquarters in the ward 10 Landmarks Edit Denzu in Aerial view of Bunkyo southwest Chinzan so Garden Denzu in Temple Gokoku ji Temple Harimasaka Sakura Colonnade Hatoyama Hall 11 Kisshō ji Kodansha Noma Memorial Museum Kodokan Judo Institute Koishikawa Botanical Garden Koishikawa Kōrakuen Nezu Shrine Nippon Medical School Rikugien Garden Shin Edogawa Garden 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 SeidōEducation EditUniversities and colleges Edit National Edit Akamon gate at the University of Tokyo Ochanomizu University University of Tsukuba Ōtsuka Campus University of Tokyo Hongō Campus Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityPrivate Edit Hosuinomori at Toyo University 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 StudiesPrimary and secondary schools Edit Nationally operated high schools Ochanomizu University High School ja Junior and Senior High School at Otsuka University of Tsukuba ja Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education Kogei High School ja ref gt 東京都立工芸高等学校 東京都立工芸高等学校 Kogei h metro tokyo jp Retrieved 2012 06 26 lt ref gt Koishikawa High School 12 Mukogaoka High School ja 13 Takehaya High School ja 14 The metropolis operates the Koishikawa Secondary Education School 15 The metropolis operates the Bunkyo School for the Blind ja 16 Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by Bunkyo Board of Education Municipal junior high schools 17 No 1 Junior High School 第一中学校 No 3 Junior High School 第三中学校 No 6 Junior High School 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 本郷台中学校 Meidai Junior High School 茗台中学校 Otowa Junior High School 音羽中学校 Municipal elementary schools 18 Aoyagi Elementary School 青柳小学校 Hayashicho Elementary School 林町小学校 Hongo Elementary School 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 小日向台町小学校 Komamoto Elementary School 駒本小学校 Kubomachi Elementary School 窪町小学校 Meika Elementary School 明化小学校 Nezu Elementary School 根津小学校 Otsuka Elementary School 大塚小学校 Rekisen Elementary School 礫川小学校 Sasugaya Elementary School 指ケ谷小学校 Seishi Elementary School 誠之小学校 Sekiguchi Daimachi Elementary School 関口台町小学校 Sendagi Elementary School 千駄木小学校 Shiomi Elementary School 汐見小学校 Showa Elementary School 昭和小学校 Yanagicho Elementary School 柳町小学校 Yushima Elementary School 湯島小学校 Culture EditMuseums Edit Bunkyo Museum Eisei Bunko Museum Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Kodansha Noma Memorial Museum 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 MuseumTransportation EditTrain stations Edit Toei subway lines Edit Toei Mita Line Sengoku Hakusan Kasuga Suidōbashi Toei Ōedo Line Iidabashi Kasuga Hongō SanchōmeTokyo Metro subway lines Edit Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line Sendagi Nezu Yushima Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line Shin Ōtsuka Myōgadani Kōrakuen Hongō Sanchōme Ochanomizu Tokyo Metro Yurakuchō Line Gokokuji Edogawabashi Tokyo Metro Namboku Line Kōrakuen Tōdaimae HonkomagomeHighways Edit Shuto Expressway No 5 Ikebukuro Route Takebashi JCT Bijogi JCT Notable people from Bunkyō EditHayao 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 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 Japanese politician and former Prime Minister of Japan Shinichiro Kobayashi Nihongo 小林 伸一郎 Kobayashi Shin ichirō Japanese photographer Teiichi Matsumaru Nihongo 松丸 貞一 Matsumaru Teiichi Japanese football player Hiroto Muraoka Nihongo 村岡 博人 Muraoka Hiroto Japanese football player Yu ki Matsumura Real Name Noriyuki Matsumura Nihongo 松村 憲幸 Matsumura Noriyuki Japanese actor and singer Yuko Minaguchi Nihongo 皆口 裕子 Minaguchi Yuko Japanese actress voice actress and narrator Yukio Tsuchiya Nihongo 土屋 征夫 Tsuchiya Yukio Japanese football player Tokyo 23 FC See also EditPortal TokyoReferences Edit Population by District Tokyo Statistical Yearbook Retrieved 2022 07 15 Bunkyo Academy Foundation Bunkyo Academy International exchanges Archived from the original on 28 March 2012 Retrieved 20 July 2011 Kokushi Daijiten Iinkai Kokushi Daijiten in Japanese Vol 4 page 842 1983 ed SNS FreeJapan 16 April 2011 文京区候補者情報一覧 東京都統一地方選挙 候補者紹介サイト Archived from the original on 21 April 2011 Retrieved 20 July 2011 Bunkyo City Government Office Bunkyo city Plot of city council Retrieved 20 July 2011 Company Overview Archived 2011 04 26 at the Wayback Machine Kodansha Retrieved on April 5 2011 Address 12 21 Otowa 2 chome Bunkyo ku Tokyo 112 8001 Japan Corporate Profile Kodansha Retrieved on April 1 2011 Address Otowa YK Building 1 17 14 Otowa Bunkyo ku Tokyo 112 8652 map Company Profile Tomod s Retrieved on May 19 2009 Corporate Data Penta Ocean Retrieved on March 23 2014 Overview Profile Company Toyota Retrieved March 13 2022 55 Museum Review Hatoyama Kaikan Bunkyo ku November 18 2008 東京都立小石川高等学校 東京都立小石川中等教育学校 Koishikawa h metro tokyo jp Archived from the original on 2002 11 05 Retrieved 2012 06 26 Home mukogaoka h metro tokyo jp 竹早高校 ウェブページ Takehaya h metro tokyo jp Retrieved 2012 06 26 Archived copy Archived from the original on 2007 11 14 Retrieved 2007 10 30 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link 東京都立文京盲学校のホームページ Bunkyo sb metro tokyo jp Retrieved 2012 06 26 区立中学校一覧 Bunkyo Retrieved 2022 11 10 区立小学校一覧 Bunkyo Retrieved 2022 11 10 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bunkyō Tokyo Bunkyo travel guide from Wikivoyage Bunkyo City Official Website in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bunkyō amp oldid 1131773459, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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