Bunkyo-ku
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Bunkyō 文京区 |
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| Special ward | ||
| Bunkyō City | ||
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 Location of Bunkyō in Tokyo |
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| Coordinates: 35°43′N 139°45′E / 35.717°N 139.750°ECoordinates: 35°43′N 139°45′E / 35.717°N 139.750°E | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Kantō | |
| Prefecture | Tokyo | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Hironobu Narisawa | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 11.29 km2 (4.36 sq mi) | |
| Population (May 1, 2015) | ||
| • Total | 217,743 | |
| • Density | 19,290/km2 (50,000/sq mi) | |
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| • Tree | Ginkgo biloba | |
| • Flower | Azalea | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| City hall address | Kasuga 1-16-21, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-6555 |
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| Website | www |
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Bunkyō (文京区 Bunkyō-ku?) is a special ward located in 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 (Hongo Campus). The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Bunkyō City. Bunkyō has a sister-city relationship with Kaiserslautern in the Rhineland-Palatinate of Germany.
As of May 1, 2015, the ward has a population of 217,743 (including about 6,500 foreign residents) and a population density of 19,290 persons per km². The total area is 11.29 km².
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.
There are approximately twenty neighbourhoods in the area and these are as follows:
Bunkyo is governed by mayor Hironobu Narisawa, an independent supported by the Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito. The city council has 34 elected members.
The publishing company Kodansha has its headquarters in the ward, and Kodansha International has its headquarters in the Otowa YK Building in the ward. The drugstore chain Tomod's has its headquarters in the ward.Penta-Ocean, the construction firm specializing in marine works and land reclamation also has its headquarters in Bunkyo.
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