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BUNKYO, TOKYO

Bunkyō
文京区
Location
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Tokyo
Physical characteristics
Area 11.31 km²
Population (as of 2005)
     Total 180,209
     Density 15,930/km²
Symbols
Bunkyō City Hall
Official website: Bunkyō


Bunkyō (文京区 Bunkyō-ku?) is one of the 23 special wards of 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 Soseki, as well as scholars and politicians have lived there. The publishing, printing, and leading-edge medical-care industries are important in the economy of Bunkyō. Most recently, the information and IT industries have flourished. Bunkyō is home to large hospitals, the Tokyo Dome, judo's Kodokan, and the University of Tokyo.

Bunkyō has a sister-city relationship with Kaiserslautern in the Rhineland-Palatinate of Germany.

As of November, 2005 the ward has a population of 180,209, including about 6,500 foreign residents, and a density of 15930 persons per km². The total area is 11.31 km².

The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.

Contents

[edit] Neighborhoods

  • Hakusan
  • Hongō
  • Hon-komagome
  • Kasuga
  • Kohinata
  • Koishikawa
  • Kōraku
  • Mejirodai
  • Mukōgaoka
  • Nezu
  • Nishikata
  • Otowa
  • Ōtsuka
  • Sekiguchi
  • Sendagi
  • Sengoku
  • Suidō
  • Yayoi
  • Yushima

[edit] Landmarks

[edit] Universities and colleges

[edit] National

[edit] Private

[edit] Famous people

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Train stations

Toei subway lines:

  • Mita line: Sengoku, Hakusan, Kasuga, Suidōbashi.
  • Ōedo line: Iidabashi, Kasuga, Hongō Sanchōme.

Tokyo Metro (formerly Eidan subway) lines:

[edit] Highway

Shuto Expressway

  • No.5 Ikebukuro Route (Takebashi JCT - Bijogi JCT)

[edit] External links

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Shadow picture of Tokyo region Tokyo Metropolis
Wards: Adachi | Arakawa | Bunkyō | Chiyoda | Chūō | Edogawa | Itabashi | Katsushika | Kita | Kōtō | Meguro | Minato | Nakano | Nerima | Ōta | Setagaya | Shibuya | Shinagawa | Shinjuku | Suginami | Sumida | Toshima | Taitō
Cities: Akiruno | Akishima | Chōfu | Fuchū | Fussa | Hachiōji | Hamura | Higashikurume | Higashimurayama | Higashiyamato | Hino | Inagi | Kiyose | Kodaira | Koganei | Kokubunji | Komae | Kunitachi | Machida | Mitaka | Musashimurayama | Musashino | Nishi-Tōkyō | Ōme | Tachikawa | Tama
Districts and Subprefectures: Nishitama District | Hachijō Subprefecture | Miyake Subprefecture | Ogasawara Subprefecture | Ōshima Subprefecture


Coordinates: 35°43′0″N, 139°45′0″E