| Bunkyō 文京 |
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| 文京区 · Bunkyō City | |||
| Akamon gate at the University of Tokyo | |||
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| Location of Bunkyō in Tokyo | |||
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Bunkyō
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| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Tokyo | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Hironobu Narisawa | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 11.31 km2 (4.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| • Total | 180,209 | ||
| • Density | 15,930/km2 (41,258.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| 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 Sōseki, as well as scholars and politicians have lived there. Bunkyō is home to 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.[1]
As of November, 2005 the ward has a population of 180,209, including about 6,500 foreign residents, and a population density of 15,930 persons per km². The total area is 11.31 km².
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.
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There are approximately twenty neighbourhoods in the area and these are as follows:
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Bunkyo is governed by mayor Hironobu Narisawa, an independent supported by the Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito.[2]The city council has 34 elected members.[3]
The publishing company Kodansha has its headquarters in the ward,[4] and Kodansha International has its headquarters in the Otowa YK Building in the ward.[5] The drugstore chain Tomod's has its headquarters in the ward.[6]
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.[12]
The metropolis operates the Bunkyo School for the Blind.[13]
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bunkyo,_Tokyo Bunkyo, Tokyo] at Wikimedia Commons
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