Bunkyō

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Template:Nihongo is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in 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.

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 Template:Ill and Template:Ill neighborhoods in the ward's eastern corner are attached to the Shitamachi area in Ueno. On the other hand, the remaining areas of the ward typically represent Yamanote districts.<ref name="kokushishitamachi">Template:Cite book</ref>

As of 2022, the ward has a population of 240,069 (including about 8,500 foreign residents), and a population density of Template:Convert. The total area is Template:Convert.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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: Template:Col-begin Template:Col-break

Koishikawa Area

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Hongō Area

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Politics and government

Bunkyo is governed by Mayor Hironobu Narisawa, an independent supported by the Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito.<ref>Template:Cite web </ref>Template:Update inline The city council has 34 elected members.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Economy

The publishing company Kodansha has its headquarters in the ward,<ref>"Company Overview Template:Webarchive." Kodansha. Retrieved on April 5, 2011. "Address: 12–21, Otowa 2-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8001, Japan"</ref> and Kodansha International has its headquarters in the Otowa YK Building in the ward.<ref>"Corporate Profile Template:Webarchive" Kodansha. Retrieved on April 1, 2011. "Address Otowa YK Building 1-17-14 Otowa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8652" map Template:Webarchive</ref> The drugstore chain Tomod's has its headquarters in the ward.<ref>"Company Profile." Tomod's. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.</ref> Penta-Ocean, the construction firm specializing in marine works and land reclamation also has its headquarters in Bunkyo.<ref>"Corporate Data." Penta-Ocean. Retrieved on March 23, 2014.</ref> The automobile manufacturer Toyota has its Tokyo headquarters in the ward.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

By 2025, increasing numbers of Chinese immigrant families, of wealthy backgrounds, were moving to the ward to enroll their children in local elementary schools.<ref name=MasutomoJapanTimes>Template:Cite news</ref>

Cityscape

In 2025, real estate agency worker Bun Kaito stated that "The ward is also renowned for safety, often ranked as the safest in statistics."<ref name=MasutomoJapanTimes/>

Landmarks

Denzū-in
Aerial view of Bunkyo (southwest)

Education

Template:Asof Bunkyo built up a reputation as having strong educational facilities, and this stems from institutions being established in the Meiji era in former samurai estates.<ref name=MasutomoJapanTimes/>

Universities and colleges

National

Akamon gate at the University of Tokyo

Private

Hosuinomori at Toyo University

Primary and secondary schools

Nationally-operated high schools:

Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education. Template:Div col

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

Municipal junior high schools:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Div col

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Four of those elementary schools (Kubomachi, Seishi, Sendagi, and Showa) are known as "3S1K", as having a very prominent status. by 2025 many Chinese immigrant families, looking for strong educational facilities, moved to the attendance zones of those schools to enroll their children there.<ref name=MasutomoJapanTimes/>

Culture

In 2025 Kaito highlighted that Koishikawa-Kōrakuen made the ward attractive to Chinese families.<ref name=MasutomoJapanTimes/>

Museums

Transportation

Train stations

Toei subway lines

Tokyo Metro subway lines

Highways

Shuto Expressway

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

Sister cities

Bunkyō has a sister-city relationship with Kaiserslautern in the Rhineland-Palatinate of Germany.<ref>Template:Cite web </ref>

Notable people from Bunkyō

See also

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References

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