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Bunkyō-ku
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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.
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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Vinony's link graph records 841 inbound references to Bunkyō-ku, and connects out to Meiji era, seiyū and Kōdōkan.
The entry is geolocated on the map in 13, across 3 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Bunkyō and Wards of Tokyo.
Vinony links it to 53 Wikipedia language editions.
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
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- 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
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- Tokyo
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- District
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- 文京区
- Population
- 235981
- Area
- 11.29
- Official website
- www.city.bunkyo.lg.jp
- Image
- Tokyo Dome 2007-12.jpg
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- inception
- 1947-03-15
- Commons category
- Bunkyo, Tokyo
- name in kana
- ぶんきょうく
- native label
- 文京区
- postal code
- 112-0000
- social media followers
- 11100
- P12749
- 184 BC
- transliteration or transcription
- Bunkyo-ku
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Encyclopedic overview
25 sectionsContents
- 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
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.
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.
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3 mapped locations