Bunkyo, Tokyo
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Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Situated in the middle of the ward area, Bunkyō is a residential and educational center. Beginning in the Meiji period
Meiji period
The , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...
, literati like Natsume Sōseki
Natsume Soseki
, born ', is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji period . He is best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. He was also a scholar of British literature and composer of haiku, Chinese-style poetry, and fairy tales...
, as well as scholars and politicians have lived there. Bunkyō is home to the Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Dome is a 55,000-seat baseball stadium located in Bunkyo Ward of Tokyo, Japan.The stadium opened for business on March 17, 1988. It was built on the site of the Velodrome which was next door to the site of the predecessor ballpark, Kōrakuen Stadium...
, judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
's Kodokan
Kodokan
, or the Kodokan Institute, is the headquarters of the worldwide judo community. Literally, kō means "to lecture" or "to spread information," dō means "the way," and kan is "a public building or hall," together translating roughly as "a place for the study or promotion of the way." The Kodokan was...
, and the University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
.
Bunkyō has a sister-city relationship with Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern is a city in southwest Germany, located in the Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate forest . The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is from Paris, from Frankfurt am Main, and from Luxembourg.Kaiserslautern is home to 99,469 people...
in the Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
As of November, 2005 the ward has a population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 180,209, including about 6,500 foreign residents, and a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 15,930 persons per km². The total area is 11.31 km².
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.
Neighborhoods
There are approximately twenty neighbourhoods in the area and these are as follows:
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Otsuka is a Japanese surname. Alternative spellings include Otsuka and Ohtsuka. It may refer to:-Personal name:* Ai Otsuka Japanese pop singer from the Kansai region... Sekiguchi Sekiguchi may refer to;*Fusao Sekiguchi Japanese industrialist*Gen Sekiguchi Japanese film director*Hisao Sekiguchi Japanese footballer*Kazuyuki Sekiguchi Japanese musician*Kunimitsu Sekiguchi Japanese footballer*Mai Sekiguchi Japanese actress... Yayoi, Tokyo Yayoi is a neighborhood in Bunkyo, Tokyo. In 1884, when it was part of Tokyo City, it was the location of a shell mound where a type of pottery was discovered. The pottery became known as Yayoi, and eventually a period of Japanese history assumed the same name.Its population, not including... |
Politics and government
Bunkyo is governed by mayor Hironobu Narisawa, an independentIndependent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
supported by the Liberal Democratic Party
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election...
, Democratic Party of Japan
Democratic Party of Japan
The is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum...
and Komeito
New Komeito Party
The , New Kōmei Party, or NKP is a centre-right political party in Japan founded by members of the Nichiren Buddhist organization Sōka Gakkai. The leadership and financing of the two groups are currently independent...
.The city council has 34 elected members.
Economy
The publishing company KodanshaKodansha
, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
has its headquarters in the ward, and Kodansha International has its headquarters in the Otowa YK Building in the ward. The drugstore chain Tomod's
Tomod's
, doing business as , is a Japanese drugstore chain headquartered on the third floor of the in Nishikata, Bunkyō, Tokyo. Tomod's sells cosmetics and other products. Tomod's is a Sumitomo group company....
has its headquarters in the ward.
Landmarks
- Chinzan-so GardenChinzan-so Gardenis a Japanese garden located in Bunkyō, Tokyo. The garden covering an area of upwards to 66,000 square meters is rich in historic remains and artifacts.It was founded in 1877....
- Denzuin Temple
- Gokoku-jiGokoku-jiis a Shingon Buddhist temple in Tokyo's Bunkyō.-History:This Buddhist temple was established by the fifth shogun Tokugawa, Tsunayoshi, who dedicated it to his mother...
Temple - Harimasaka SakuraSakuraA cherry blossom is the flower of any of several trees of genus Prunus, particularly the Japanese Cherry, Prunus serrulata, which is sometimes called sakura after the Japanese . Many of the varieties that have been cultivated for ornamental use do not produce fruit...
Colonnade - Hatoyama HallHatoyama Hall, also known as the , is a Western-style residence in Bunkyō, Tokyo built in 1924 by Iichirō Hatoyama, and it was here that he helped form the present Liberal Democratic Party...
- Kisshō-jiKisshō-jiKisshō-ji, also Kichijō-ji is a Buddhist Temple located in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 1458, during the Muromachi period....
- Kodansha Noma Memorial MuseumKodansha Noma Memorial MuseumKodansha Noma Memorial Museum is located in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. Its collection includes fine Japanese art objects.The museum was opened in April 2000, in order to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of Japan's largest publishing company, Kodansha Publishing Company...
- Kodokan Judo InstituteKodokan, or the Kodokan Institute, is the headquarters of the worldwide judo community. Literally, kō means "to lecture" or "to spread information," dō means "the way," and kan is "a public building or hall," together translating roughly as "a place for the study or promotion of the way." The Kodokan was...
- Koishikawa Botanical Garden
- Koishikawa Kōrakuen
- Koishikawa Ukiyo-e Art MuseumKoishikawa Ukiyo-e Art MuseumKoishikawa Ukiyo-e Art Museum is located in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. Its collection includes ukiyo-e genre paintings of Edo Period, in particular, prints of Utamaro, Hokusai and Hiroshige. Every month the museum changes the ukiyo-e exhibition...
- Nezu ShrineNezu ShrineNezu Shrine , established in 1705, is a Shinto shrine located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan.It is famous for its Azalea Festival which is held on its grounds from early April until early May....
- Nippon Medical SchoolNippon Medical Schoolis a private university in Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. In 1876, Tai Hasegawa established a medical school in Tokyo. At that time, the Japanese government and the ministry of education had never permitted any medical schools except The University of Tokyo School of Medicine...
- Orugoru no Chiisana HakubutsukanOrugoru no Chiisana HakubutsukanOrugoru no Chiisana Hakubutsukan is a museum of mechanical musical instruments, located in Bunkyo-ku in Tokyo. It houses the private collection of Yoshihito Namura.The museum was the first of its kind in Japan when it opened in May 1983...
- Rikugien GardenRikugien Gardenis a Tokyo metropolitan park in Bunkyō-ku. The name Rikugi comes from the idea of the six elements in waka poetry . The park consists of a small pond, trees, and a hill...
- Shin-Edogawa GardenShin-Edogawa Gardenis a Japanese garden located near the Kanda River in Bunkyō, Tokyo. The name means New Edo River Garden. The reason is that the Kanda River around the place was called Edo River until 1965....
- Tokyo Cathedral (St. Mary's Cathedral)St. Mary's Cathedral, TokyoSt. Mary's Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo. It is located in the Sekiguchi neighborhood of Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan....
- Tokyo DomeTokyo DomeTokyo Dome is a 55,000-seat baseball stadium located in Bunkyo Ward of Tokyo, Japan.The stadium opened for business on March 17, 1988. It was built on the site of the Velodrome which was next door to the site of the predecessor ballpark, Kōrakuen Stadium...
- Tokyo Dome CityTokyo Dome CityTokyo Dome City is an entertainment complex in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.It includes the world's largest roofed baseball stadium known as Tokyo Dome , an amusement park known as Tokyo Dome City Attractions , and Korakuen Hall...
- Toyo UniversityToyo UniversityToyo University is a university with several branches in Japan, including .- Overview :...
- University of TokyoUniversity of Tokyo, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
- Yanaka CemeteryYanaka Cemeteryis a large cemetery located north of Ueno in Yanaka 7-chome, Taito, Tokyo, Japan. The Yanaka sector of Taito is one of the few Tokyo neighborhoods in which the old Shitamachi atmosphere can still be felt...
- Yayoi Museum
- Yushima SeidōYushima Seido, located in the Yushima neighbourhood of Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan, was constructed as a Confucian temple in the Genroku era of the Edo period .-Tokugawa bureaucrat training center:...
National
- Ochanomizu UniversityOchanomizu Universityis one of only two national women's universities in Japan. The other one is the Nara Women's University.-History:Ochanomizu University was founded in 1875 as a teacher training institute for women located in Tokyo's Ochanomizu neighborhood. On September 1, 1923, the campus was destroyed in the...
- University of TsukubaUniversity of Tsukubais located in the city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture in the Kantō region of Japan. The University has 28 college clusters and schools with a total of around 15,000 students...
Ōtsuka Campus - University of TokyoUniversity of Tokyo, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
Hongō Campus - Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTokyo Medical and Dental Universityis part of Japan's national university system. Tokyo Medical and Dental University offers baccalaureate and graduate degrees in medicine, dentistry, and related fields.- History :...
Private
- Atomi UniversityAtomi Universityis a private women's college in Niiza, Saitama, Japan, established in 1965. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1875.- Alumni :* Kanoko Okamoto, a novelist* Michiko Yamamoto, a novelist* Kyōko Okazaki, a manga artist-External links:*...
- Juntendo UniversityJuntendo Universityis a private university in Japan. Its headquarters are on its campus in Bunkyo, Tokyo for School of Medicine and in Hiragagakuendai, Inzai, Chiba for School of Health and Sports Science...
- Takushoku UniversityTakushoku UniversityTakushoku University is a private university in Japan. It was founded in 1900 by Prince Taro Katsura . The university is located in Tokyo and has two campuses: the main campus in the Bunkyō district, and a satellite campus in the Hachiōji district...
- Chuo UniversityChuo UniversityChuo University is a one of the Japanese leading universities. Thus it is competitive in several rankings such as shown below.-General Rankings:The university has been ranked 27th, 25th, 34th during 2008-2010 respectively in the ranking "Truly Strong Universities" by Toyo Keizai.-Research...
Engineering department - Tokyo Woman's Christian UniversityTokyo Woman's Christian University, often abbreviated to or TWCU, is a university in Tokyo Japan.-Founding:TWCU was established by Nitobe Inazō , a Japanese agricultural economist and educator, who was appointed as the first president in 1918. The first classes were held in Tsunohazu...
- Toyo UniversityToyo UniversityToyo University is a university with several branches in Japan, including .- Overview :...
- Toyo Gakuen UniversityToyo Gakuen University, also known by the acronym TGU, founded in 1926, is a small private college located in the greater Tokyo area of Japan. The university has two campuses. The original campus, which presently houses the School of Business Administration, is located in downtown Tokyo, in Hongō, Bunkyō Ward...
- Nippon Medical SchoolNippon Medical Schoolis a private university in Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. In 1876, Tai Hasegawa established a medical school in Tokyo. At that time, the Japanese government and the ministry of education had never permitted any medical schools except The University of Tokyo School of Medicine...
- Japan Women's UniversityJapan Women's Universityis the oldest and largest of private Japanese women's universities. The university was established in 20 April 1901 by education reformist .The university has around 6000 students and 200 faculty...
- Bunkyo Gakuin UniversityBunkyo Gakuin Universityis a coeducational university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan, near the University of Tokyo. Bunkyo Gakuin University was founded in April 1991 in Kamekubo, Ōimachi, Iruma, Saitama by Ishiko Shimada. In 2001, it opened the Faculty of Foreign Studies on what had been the Tokyo campus of Bunkyo...
- Bunkyo Gakuin CollegeBunkyo Gakuin Collegeis a private junior college in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. It became coeducation in 2006 though it was set up as a woman junior college in 1963. After a new schoolhouse had been built to Ōi, Saitama , it became three systems of the subject in 1982...
- International College for Postgraduate Buddhist StudiesInternational College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studiesis a private university in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, established in 1996. The university offers only one program, a Ph.D program in Buddhism, and only 20 students are enrolled into the program.-External links:*...
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 EducationTokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education is the board of education in Tokyo, Japan. The board manages the individual school systems within the metropolis. The board also directly manages all of the public high schools in Tokyo...
.
- Kogei High School
- Koishikawa High School
- Mukogaoka High School
- Takehaya High School
The metropolis operates the Koishikawa Secondary Education School.
The metropolis operates the Bunkyo School for the Blind.
Toei subway lines
- Toei Mita LineToei Mita LineThe is a subway line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation network in Tokyo, Japan. The line runs between Nishi-Takashimadaira in Itabashi and Meguro in Shinagawa. Trains continue with direct service into the Meguro Line of Tokyu Corporation for...
: Sengoku, Hakusan, Kasuga, Suidōbashi - Toei Oedo LineToei Oedo LineThe is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation . It commenced full operations on December 12, 2000; using the Japanese calendar this reads "12/12/12" as the year 2000 equals Heisei 12...
: 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 Yurakucho LineTokyo Metro Yurakucho LineThe is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line connects Wakōshi Station in Wakō, Saitama and Shin-Kiba Station in Kōtō, Tokyo. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color "gold" , and its stations are given numbers using the letter Y.The proper name as...
: Gokokuji, Edogawabashi - Tokyo Metro Namboku LineTokyo Metro Namboku LineThe is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. Its name literally means South-North Line. The line runs between Meguro in Shinagawa and Akabane-Iwabuchi in Kita...
: Kōrakuen, Tōdaimae, Honkomagome
External links
- Bunkyō City official website in English