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Bunkyō
Bunkyō; 文京
	— Special ward —
文京区 · Bunkyō City
	Akamon is the notable gate at the University of Tokyo in Bunkyō.
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	Location of Bunkyō in Tokyo
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	Coordinates: 35°43′N 139°45′E / 35.717°N 139.75°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Tokyo
	Government
- Mayor	Hironobu Narisawa
	Area
- Total	11.31 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Population; (2005)	180,209
- Density	15,930/km2 (41,258.5/sq mi)
Website	Bunkyō

Aerial view of Bunkyo

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 Sōseki, 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 15,930 persons per km². The total area is 11.31 km².

The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.

[edit] Neighborhoods

There are approximately twenty neighbourhoods in the area and these are as follows:

[edit] Politics and government

Bunkyo is governed by mayor Hironobu Narisawa, an independent supported by the Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito. The city assembly has 34 elected members.

[edit] Economy

The publishing company Kodansha has its headquarters in the Otowa YK Building in the ward.^[1] The drugstore chain Tomod's has its headquarters in the ward.^[2]

[edit] Landmarks

[edit] Education

[edit] Universities and colleges

Hosuinomori at Toyo University.

[edit] National

[edit] Private

[edit] 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^[7].

The metropolis operates the Bunkyo School for the Blind^[8].

[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:

Chiyoda line: Sendagi, Nezu, Yushima.
Marunouchi line: Shin-Ōtsuka, Myōgadani, Kōrakuen, Hongō Sanchōme, Ochanomizu.
Yūrakuchō line: Gokokuji, Edogawabashi.
Nanboku line: Kōrakuen, Tōdaimae, Honkomagome.

[edit] Highway

Shuto Expressway

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

[edit] See also

Tokyo portal

[edit] References

^ "Facts about Kodansha International Ltd." Kodansha. Retrieved on October 1, 2009.
^ "Company Profile." Tomod's. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.
^ http://www.kogei-h.metro.tokyo.jp/
^ http://www.koishikawa-h.metro.tokyo.jp/
^ http://www.mukogaoka-h.metro.tokyo.jp/
^ http://www.takehaya-h.metro.tokyo.jp/
^ http://www.bunkyo-chuko-j.metro.tokyo.jp/
^ http://www.bunkyo-sb.metro.tokyo.jp/

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Bunkyo, Tokyo

Bunkyō City official website in English

[0] "Facts about Kodansha International Ltd." Kodansha. Retrieved on October 1, 2009.

[1] "Company Profile." Tomod's. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.

[2] ttp://www.kogei-h.metro.tokyo.jp/

[3] ttp://www.koishikawa-h.metro.tokyo.jp/

[4] ttp://www.mukogaoka-h.metro.tokyo.jp/

[5] ttp://www.takehaya-h.metro.tokyo.jp/

[6] ttp://www.bunkyo-chuko-j.metro.tokyo.jp/

[7] ttp://www.bunkyo-sb.metro.tokyo.jp/

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