Bunkyō-ku

Also known as Bunkyo-ku, Bunkyo Ward, Bunkyo City, Bunkyo, Bunkyō

is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in 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. Bunkyō is home to the Tokyo Dome, Judo's Kōdōkan, and the University of Tokyo's Hongo Campus.

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Bunkyō-ku is a special ward in central Tokyo that serves as both a residential area and an educational hub, historically attracting prominent writers, scholars, and politicians since the Meiji period. The ward is notable for housing major institutions and landmarks including the Tokyo Dome, the Kōdōkan (judo's international headquarters), and the University of Tokyo's main campus.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Bunkyō
Settlement.official_name: Bunkyō City
Settlement.native_name_lang: ja
Settlement.settlement_type: Special ward
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Bunkyo, Tokyo.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Emblem of Bunkyo, Tokyo.svg
Settlement.seal_type: Emblem
Settlement.image_map: Bunkyo-ku in Tokyo Prefecture Ja.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Bunkyō in Tokyo
Settlement.pushpin_map: Japan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Japan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Japan
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kantō
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tokyo
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District

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Encyclopedic overview

25 sections

Contents

History
Geography
Districts and neighborhoods
Politics and government
Economy
Demographics
Cityscape
Landmarks
Education
Universities and colleges
National
Private
Primary and secondary schools
Culture
Museums
Transportation
Train stations
Toei subway lines
Tokyo Metro subway lines
Highways
Sister cities
Notable people from Bunkyō
See also
References
External links

It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Hongo and Koishikawa wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Bunkyo ward exhibits contrasting Shitamachi and Yamanote geographical and cultural division. The and neighborhoods in the ward's eastern corner are attached to the Shitamachi area in Ueno. On the other hand, the remaining areas of the ward typically represent Yamanote districts.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bunkyō-ku” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.