Bunky? | |
|---|---|
| Bunky? City | |
 Tokyo Dome | |
 Flag | |
 Location of Bunky? in Tokyo | |
  Bunky? Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 35°43?N 139°45?E / 35.717°N 139.750°ECoordinates: 35°43?N 139°45?E / 35.717°N 139.750°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kant? |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Government | |
| o Mayor | Hironobu Narisawa |
| Area | |
| o Total | 11.29 km2 (4.36 sq mi) |
| Population (May 1, 2015) | |
| o Total | 217,743 |
| o Density | 19,290/km2 (50,000/sq mi) |
| Symbols | |
| o Tree | Ginkgo biloba |
| o Flower | Azalea |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (JST) |
| City hall address | Kasuga 1-16-21, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-6555 |
| Website | www |
Bunky? ( Bunky?-ku) is a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan. Situated in the middle of the ward area, Bunky? is a residential and educational center. Beginning in the Meiji period, literati like Natsume S?seki, as well as scholars and politicians have lived there. Bunky? is home to the Tokyo Dome, Judo's K?d?kan, and the University of Tokyo's Hongo Campus. Bunky? has a sister-city relationship with Kaiserslautern in the Rhineland-Palatinate of Germany.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3] The city council has 34 elected members.[4]
Economy
The publishing company Kodansha has its headquarters in the ward,[5] and Kodansha International has its headquarters in the Otowa YK Building in the ward.[6] The drugstore chain Tomod's has its headquarters in the ward.[7]Penta-Ocean, the construction firm specializing in marine works and land reclamation also has its headquarters in Bunkyo.[8]
Landmarks
- Chinzan-so Garden
- Denz?-in Temple
- Gokoku-ji Temple
- Harimasaka Sakura Colonnade
- Hatoyama Hall[9]
- Kissh?-ji
- Kodansha Noma Memorial Museum
- Kodokan Judo Institute
- Koishikawa Botanical Garden
- Koishikawa K?rakuen
- Koishikawa Ukiyo-e Art Museum
- Nezu Shrine
- Nippon Medical School
- Orugoru no Chiisana Hakubutsukan
- Rikugien Garden
- Shin-Edogawa Garden
- Tokyo Cathedral (St. Mary's Cathedral)
- Tokyo Dome
- Tokyo Dome City
- Toshimagaoka Imperial Cemetery
- Toyo University
- T?y? Bunko "Oriental Library", Japan's largest Asian studies library
- University of Tokyo
- Yanaka Cemetery
- Yayoi Museum
- Yushima Seid?
Education
Universities and colleges
National
- Ochanomizu University
- University of Tsukuba ?tsuka Campus
- University of Tokyo Hong? 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
Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by Bunkyo council. Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.
The metropolis operates the Koishikawa Secondary Education School.[14]
The metropolis operates the Bunkyo School for the Blind.[15]
Transportation
Train stations
Toei subway lines
- Toei Mita Line: Sengoku, Hakusan, Kasuga, Suid?bashi
- Toei ?edo Line: Iidabashi, Kasuga, Hong? Sanch?me
Tokyo Metro subway lines
- Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line: Sendagi, Nezu, Yushima
- Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line: Shin-?tsuka, My?gadani, K?rakuen, Hong? Sanch?me, Ochanomizu
- Tokyo Metro Y?rakuch? Line: Gokokuji, Edogawabashi
- Tokyo Metro Namboku Line: K?rakuen, T?daimae, Honkomagome
Highways
- No.5 Ikebukuro Route (Takebashi JCT--Bijogi JCT)
See also
References
- ^ Bunkyo Academy Foundation. "Bunkyo Academy International exchanges". Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 2011.
- ^ Kokushi Daijiten Iinkai. Kokushi Daijiten (in Japanese). Vol. 4, page 842 (1983 ed.).
- ^ SNS-FreeJapan (16 April 2011). ? . Archived from the original on 21 April 2011. Retrieved 2011.
- ^ Bunkyo City Government Office. "Bunkyo city Plot of city council". Retrieved 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" Kodansha. Retrieved on April 1, 2011. "Address Otowa YK Building 1-17-14 Otowa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8652" map
- ^ "Company Profile." Tomod's. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.
- ^ "Corporate Data." Penta-Ocean. Retrieved on March 23, 2014.
- ^ "55. Museum Review: Hatoyama Kaikan (Bunkyo-ku)," November 18, 2008.
- ^ ?. ?. Kogei-h.metro.tokyo.jp. Retrieved .
- ^ ?. Koishikawa-h.metro.tokyo.jp. Archived from the original on 2002-11-05. Retrieved .
- ^ http://www.mukogaoka-h.metro.tokyo.jp/
- ^ ? . Takehaya-h.metro.tokyo.jp. Retrieved .
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved .CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ ?. Bunkyo-sb.metro.tokyo.jp. Retrieved .
External links
Tokyo/Bunkyo travel guide from Wikivoyage- Bunkyo City Official Website (in Japanese)
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