is one of the 23 special wards of 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. The publishing, printing, and leading-edge medical-care industries are important in the economy of Bunkyō. Most recently, the information and IT industries have flourished. Bunkyō is home to large hospitals, the Tokyo Dome, judo's Kodokan, and the University of Tokyo.

Bunkyō has a sister-city relationship with Kaiserslautern in the Rhineland-Palatinate of Germany.

As of November, 2005 the ward has a population of 180,209, including about 6,500 foreign residents, and a density of 15,930 persons per km². The total area is 11.31 km².

The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.

Neighborhoods

There are approximately twenty neighbourhoods in the area and these are as follows:

Hakusan Hongō Hon-komagome Kasuga Kohinata Koishikawa

Kōraku Mejirodai Mukōgaoka Nezu Nishikata Otowa

Ōtsuka Sekiguchi Sendagi Sengoku Suidō Yayoi Yushima

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 assembly has 34 elected members.

Economy

The publishing company Kodansha has its headquarters in the Otowa YK Building in the ward. The drugstore chain Tomod's has its headquarters in the ward.

Landmarks

• Gokokuji Temple
• Denzuin Temple
• Harimasaka Sakura Colonnade
• Kodokan Judo Institute
• Koishikawa Botanical Garden
• Orugoru no Chiisana Hakubutsukan
• Koishikawa Kōrakuen
• Tokyo Dome City
• Nezu Shrine
• Nippon Medical School
• Rikugien Garden
• Tokyo Cathedral
• Tokyo Dome
• Toyo University
• University of Tokyo
• Yanaka Cemetery
• Yayoi Museum
• 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

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
• Koishikawa High School
• Mukogaoka High School
• Takehaya High School

The metropolis operates the Koishikawa Secondary Education School.

The metropolis operates the Bunkyo School for the Blind.

Transportation

Train stations

Toei subway lines:

• Mita line: Sengoku, Hakusan, Kasuga, Suidōbashi.
• Ōedo line: Iidabashi, Kasuga, Hongō Sanchōme.

Tokyo Metro (formerly Eidan subway) lines:

• Chiyoda line: Sendagi, Nezu, Yushima.
• Marunouchi line: Shin-Ōtsuka, Myōgadani, Kōrakuen, Hongō Sanchōme, Ochanomizu.
• Yūrakuchō line: Gokokuji, Edogawabashi.
• Nanboku line: Kōrakuen, Tōdaimae, Honkomagome.

Highway

Shuto Expressway

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

See also

References

1. " Facts about Kodansha International Ltd." Kodansha. Retrieved on October 1, 2009.
2. " Company Profile." Tomod's. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.
3. http://www.kogei-h.metro.tokyo.jp/
4. http://www.koishikawa-h.metro.tokyo.jp/
5. http://www.mukogaoka-h.metro.tokyo.jp/
6. http://www.takehaya-h.metro.tokyo.jp/
7. http://www.bunkyo-chuko-j.metro.tokyo.jp/
8. http://www.bunkyo-sb.metro.tokyo.jp/

External links

• Bunkyō City official website in English