Bunkyō 文京区 | |
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| Bunkyō City | |
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 Location of Bunkyō inTokyo | |
  Bunkyō Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:35°43′N139°45′E / 35.717°N 139.750°E /35.717; 139.750 | |
| 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 aspecial ward in theTokyo Metropolis in Japan. Situated in the middle of the ward area, Bunkyō is a residential and educational center. Beginning in theMeiji period, literati likeNatsume Sōseki, as well as scholars and politicians have lived there. Bunkyō is home to theTokyo Dome,Judo'sKōdōkan, and theUniversity of Tokyo'sHongo Campus.
It was formed in 1947 as a merger ofHongo andKoishikawa wards followingTokyo City'stransformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Bunkyo ward exhibits contrastingShitamachi and Yamanote geographical and cultural division. TheNezu [ja] andSendagi [ja] neighborhoods in the ward's eastern corner are attached to theShitamachi area inUeno. On the other hand, the remaining areas of the ward typically represent Yamanote districts.[2]
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).[3]
Bunkyo was formed in 1947 as a merger ofHongo andKoishikawa wards followingTokyo City'stransformation into Tokyo Metropolis.
There are approximately twenty districts in the area and these are as follows:
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Bunkyo is governed by Mayor Hironobu Narisawa, anindependent supported by theLiberal Democratic Party,Democratic Party of Japan andKomeito.[4][needs update?] The city council has 34 elected members.[5]
The publishing companyKodansha has its headquarters in the ward,[6] and Kodansha International has its headquarters in the Otowa YK Building in the ward.[7] The drugstore chainTomod's has its headquarters in the ward.[8]Penta-Ocean, theconstruction firm specializing in marine works andland reclamation also has its headquarters in Bunkyo.[9]The automobile manufacturerToyota has its Tokyo headquarters in the ward.[10]
By 2025, increasing numbers of Chinese immigrant families, of wealthy backgrounds, were moving to the ward to enroll their children in local elementary schools.[11]
In 2025, real estate agency worker Bun Kaito stated that "The ward is also renowned for safety, often ranked as the safest in statistics."[11]
As of 2025[update] Bunkyo built up a reputation as having strong educational facilities, and this stems from institutions being established in theMeiji era in former samurai estates.[11]
Nationally-operated high schools:
Public high schools are operated by theTokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.
The metropolis operates theKoishikawa Secondary Education School.[17]
The metropolis operates theBunkyo School for the Blind [ja].[18]
Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by Bunkyo Board of Education.
Municipal junior high schools:[19]
Municipal elementary schools:[20]
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.[11]
In 2025 Kaito highlighted thatKoishikawa-Kōrakuen made the ward attractive to Chinese families.[11]
Bunkyō has a sister-city relationship withKaiserslautern in theRhineland-Palatinate ofGermany.[21]
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