Special ward in Kantō, Japan
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. The Nezu and Sendagi neighborhoods in the ward's eastern corner is 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 .
Districts and neighborhoods [ edit ] There are approximately twenty districts in the area and these are as follows:
Politics and government [ edit ] 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] [ 7] Tomod'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] Toyota has its Tokyo headquarters in the ward.[ 10]
Denzū-in Aerial view of Bunkyo (southwest) Universities and colleges [ edit ] Akamon gate at the University of TokyoHosuinomori at Toyo University Primary and secondary schools [ edit ] Nationally-operated high schools:
Public high schools are operated by theTokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education .
The metropolis operates theKoishikawa Secondary Education School .[ 16]
The metropolis operates theBunkyo School for the Blind [ja ] .[ 17]
Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by Bunkyo Board of Education.
Municipal junior high schools:[ 18]
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:[ 19]
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 ) Tokyo Metro subway lines [ edit ] Shuto Expressway
No.5 Ikebukuro Route (Takebashi JCT—Bijogi JCT) Bunkyō has a sister-city relationship withKaiserslautern in theRhineland-Palatinate ofGermany .[ 20]
[ edit ] Hayao Miyazaki (Nihongo : 宮崎 駿,Miyazaki Hayao ), Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author,manga artist and one of the co-founders ofStudio Ghibli Makiko Tanaka (Nihongo : 田中 眞紀子,Tanaka Makiko ),Japanese politician and daughter ofKakuei Tanaka (formerPrime Minister of Japan )Osamu Noguchi (Nihongo : 野口 修,Noguchi Osamu ), the creator ofKickboxing 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 formerPrime 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 andsinger Yūko Minaguchi (Nihongo : 皆口 裕子,Minaguchi Yūko ),Japanese actress ,voice actress andnarrator Yukio Tsuchiya (Nihongo : 土屋 征夫,Tsuchiya Yukio ),Japanese football player (Tokyo 23 FC )^ "Population by District" . Tokyo Statistical Yearbook. Retrieved2022-07-15 .^ Kokushi Daijiten Iinkai.Kokushi Daijiten ^ "日本の統計2022" (PDF) .Statistics Bureau of Japan . RetrievedApril 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 the original on 21 April 2011. Retrieved20 July 2011 . ^ Bunkyo City Government Office."Bunkyo city Plot of city council" . Retrieved20 July 2011 . ^ "Company Overview Archived 2011-04-26 at theWayback 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 theWayback 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 theWayback Machine ^ "Company Profile ."Tomod's ^ "Corporate Data ."Penta-Ocean ^ "Overview | Profile | Company" .Toyota . RetrievedMarch 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 the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved2012-06-26 . ^ 東京都立小石川高等学校・東京都立小石川中等教育学校 the original on 2002-11-05. Retrieved2012-06-26 .^ "Home" .mukogaoka-h.metro.tokyo.jp .^ 竹早高校 ウェブページ . Retrieved2012-06-26 .^ "[untitled]" . Archived fromthe original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved2007-10-30 .^ 東京都立文京盲学校のホームページ . Retrieved2012-06-26 .^ "区立中学校一覧" . Bunkyo. Retrieved2022-11-10 .^ "区立小学校一覧" . Bunkyo. Retrieved2022-11-10 .^ Bunkyo Academy Foundation."Bunkyo Academy International exchanges" . Archived fromthe original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved20 July 2011 .
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