Bunkyō

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
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.

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] 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)
  • Chinzan-so Garden
  • Denzū-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 Seidō

Education

National
Akamon gate at the University of Tokyo
  • Ochanomizu University
  • University of Tsukuba Ōtsuka Campus
  • University of Tokyo Hongō Campus
  • Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Private
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 Studies

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.

  • Kogei High School[12]
  • Koishikawa High School[13]
  • Mukogaoka High School[14]
  • Takehaya High School[15]

The metropolis operates the Koishikawa Secondary Education School.[16]

The metropolis operates the Bunkyo School for the Blind.[17]

Culture

Museums
  • 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 Museum

Transportation

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

See also

References
  1. "Population by District". Tokyo Statistical Yearbook. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  2. Bunkyo Academy Foundation. "Bunkyo Academy International exchanges". 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). 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.
  5. Bunkyo City Government Office. "Bunkyo city Plot of city council". Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  6. "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"
  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.
  13. 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.
  14. "Home". mukogaoka-h.metro.tokyo.jp.
  15. 竹早高校 ウェブページ. Takehaya-h.metro.tokyo.jp. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2007-10-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. 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.
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