- Bunkyō, Tokyo
Japanese city
Name=Bunkyō Ward
JapaneseName=文京区
Prefecture=Tokyo
Region=Kantō
Area_km2=11.31
Population=180,209
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Mayor =Narisawa Hironobu
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Bunkyō has a sister-city relationship with
Kaiserslautern in theRhineland-Palatinate ofGermany .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 .Neighborhoods
Politics and government
Bunkyo is governed by mayor
Narisawa Hironobu , an independent supported by the Liberal Democratic Party,Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito. The city assembly has 34 elected members.Landmarks
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Gokokuji Temple
*Denzuin Temple
*Harimasaka Sakura Colonnade
* Kodokan Judo Institute
*Koishikawa Botanical Garden
*Orugoru no Chiisana Hakubutsukan
* Koishikawa Kōrakuen
*Tokyo Dome City
*Nezu Shrine
*Nippon Medical School
*Rikugien Garden
* Tokyo Cathedral (St. Mary's Cathedral)
*Tokyo Dome
*Toyo University
*University of Tokyo
*Yanaka Cemetery
*Yayoi Museum
*Yushima Shrine
*Yushima Seidō Education
Universities and colleges
National
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Ochanomizu University
*University of Tsukuba Ōtsuka Campus
*University of Tokyo Hongō Campus
*Tokyo Medical and Dental University Private
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Atomi University
*Juntendo University
*Takushoku University
*Chuo University Engineering department
*Tokyo Woman's Christian University
*Toyo University
*Toyo Gakuen University
*Nippon Medical School
*Japan Women's University
*Bunkyo Gakuin University
*Bunkyo Gakuin College Primary and secondary schools
Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by Bunkyo. Public high schools are operated by the
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education .
*Kogei High School [http://www.kogei-h.metro.tokyo.jp/]
*Koishikawa High School [http://www.koishikawa-h.metro.tokyo.jp/]
*Mukogaoka High School [http://www.mukogaoka-h.metro.tokyo.jp/]
*Takehaya High School [http://www.takehaya-h.metro.tokyo.jp/]The metropolis operates the
Koishikawa Secondary Education School [http://www.bunkyo-chuko-j.metro.tokyo.jp/] .The metropolis operates the
Bunkyo School for the Blind [http://www.bunkyo-sb.metro.tokyo.jp/] .Famous people
*
Hayao Miyazaki (Animator)
*Domoto Akiko (Politician, governor ofChiba Prefecture )
*Shinichi Hoshi (Author)
*Nagai Kafū (Author)
*Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII (Kabuki actor)
*Miki Takahashi (Seiyu )
*Tōru Takemitsu (Composer)Transportation
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.Highway
Shuto Expressway
*No.5 Ikebukuro Route (Takebashi JCT - Bijogi JCT)ee also
References
In Bisco Hatori's series, Ouran High School Host Club, Ouran High School is located in the Bunkyo district.
External links
* [http://www.city.bunkyo.lg.jp/english/index.html Bunkyō City official website] in English
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