Bunkyō
Bunkyō
文京区 | |
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Bunkyō City | |
Coordinates: 35°43′N 139°45′E / 35.717°N 139.750°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kantō |
Prefecture | Tokyo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hironobu Narisawa |
Area | |
• Total | 11.29 km2 (4.36 sq mi) |
Population (October 1, 2020[1]) | |
• Total | 240,069 |
• Density | 21,263/km2 (55,070/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
City hall address | Kasuga 1-16-21, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-6555 |
Website | www |
Symbols | |
Flower | Azalea |
Tree | Ginkgo biloba |
Bunkyō (文京区, Bunkyō-ku) is a
It was formed in 1947 as a merger of
As of 2022, the ward has a population of 240,069 (including about 8,500 foreign residents), and a population density of 21,263 inhabitants per square kilometre (55,070/sq mi). The total area is 11.29 square kilometres (4.36 sq mi).[4]
History
Bunkyo was formed in 1947 as a merger of
.Geography
Districts and neighborhoods
There are approximately twenty districts in the area and these are as follows:
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Politics and government
Bunkyo is governed by Mayor Hironobu Narisawa, an
Economy
The publishing company Kodansha has its headquarters in the ward,[7] and Kodansha International has its headquarters in the Otowa YK Building in the ward.[8] The drugstore chain Tomod's has its headquarters in the ward.[9] Penta-Ocean, the construction firm specializing in marine works and land reclamation also has its headquarters in Bunkyo.[10] The automobile manufacturer Toyota has its Tokyo headquarters in the ward.[11]
Landmarks
- Chinzan-so Garden
- Denzū-in Temple
- Gokoku-ji Temple
- Harimasaka SakuraColonnade
- Hatoyama Hall[12]
- 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 City Populationlibrary
- University of Tokyo
- Yanaka Cemetery
- 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
- International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies
Primary and secondary schools
Nationally-operated high schools:
Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.
- Kogei High School[13]
- Koishikawa High School[14]
- Mukogaoka High School[15]
- Takehaya High School[16]
The metropolis operates the Koishikawa Secondary Education School.[17]
The metropolis operates the Bunkyo School for the Blind .[18]
Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by Bunkyo Board of Education.
Municipal junior high schools:[19]
- 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:[20]
- 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
- 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
Train stations
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
- No.5 Ikebukuro Route (Takebashi JCT—Bijogi JCT)
Notable people from Bunkyō
- Nihongo: 宮崎 駿, Miyazaki Hayao), Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author, manga artist and one of the co-founders of Studio Ghibli
- Nihongo: 田中 眞紀子, Tanaka Makiko), Japanese politician and daughter of Kakuei Tanaka (former Prime Minister of Japan)
- Nihongo: 野口 修, Noguchi Osamu), the creator of Kickboxing
- Japanese voice actor
- Nihongo: 鳩山 由紀夫, Hatoyama Yukio), Japanese politician and former Prime Minister of Japan
- Nihongo: 小林 伸一郎, Kobayashi Shin'ichirō), Japanese photographer
- Japanese football player
- Japanese football player
- singer
- narrator
- Japanese football player (Tokyo 23 FC)
See also
References
- ^ "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.).
- ^ "日本の統計2022" (PDF). Statistics Bureau of Japan. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ 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 Archived 2011-08-22 at the Wayback Machine" Kodansha. Retrieved on April 1, 2011. "Address Otowa YK Building 1-17-14 Otowa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8652" map Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "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.
- ^ 東京都立工芸高等学校. 東京都立工芸高等学校. Kogei-h.metro.tokyo.jp. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "[untitled]". Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
- ^ 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
- Tokyo/Bunkyo travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Bunkyo City Official Website (in Japanese)