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]
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 11.29km².[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:
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]
Tōyō Bunko "Oriental Library", Japan's largest Asian studies library
University of Tokyo
Yanaka Cemetery
Yushima Seidō
Education
Universities and colleges
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.
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
Hayao 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
Yūko Minaguchi (Nihongo: 皆口 裕子, Minaguchi Yūko), Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator
"Company OverviewArchived 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
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