Bunkyo, Tokyo - Definition and Overview

Bunkyō (文京区; -ku) is a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan.

As of 2003, the ward has an estimated population of 181,065 and a density of 16,009.28 persons per km². The total area is 11.31 km².

The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.

Landmarks

• Chuo University
• Nippon Medical School
• Tokyo Cathedral
• Tokyo Dome
• Toyo University
• University of Tokyo
• Rikugien Garden
• Koishikawa Botanical Garden

Train stations

Toei subway lines:

• Mita line: Sengoku, Hakusan, Kasuga, Suidobashi.
• Oedo line: Iidabashi, Kasuga, HongoSanChoMe.

Tokyo Metro (formerly Eidan subway) line:

• Chiyoda line: Sendagi, Nezu, Yushima.
• Marunouchi line: Shin-otsuka, Myogadani, Korakuen, HongoSanChoMe, Ochanomizu.
• Yurakcho line: Gogokuji, Edogawabashi.
• Nanboku line: Korakuen, Todaemae, Honkomagome.

External links

• Official website (http://www.city.bunkyo.tokyo.jp/) in Japanese

Tokyo Metropolis
Wards
Adachi | Arakawa | Bunkyo | Chiyoda | Chuo | Edogawa | Itabashi | Katsushika | Kita | Koto | Meguro | Minato | Nakano | Nerima | Ota | Setagaya | Shibuya | Shinagawa | Shinjuku (capital) | Suginami | Sumida | Toshima | Taito
Cities
Akiruno | Akigawa (present Akiruno) | Akishima | Chofu | Fuchu | Fussa | Hachioji | Hamura | Higashikurume | Higashimurayama | Higashiyamato | Hino | Hoya (present Nishi-tokyo) | Inagi | Kiyose | Kodaira | Koganei | Kokubunji | Komae | Kunitachi | Machida | Mitaka | Musashimurayama | Musashino | Nishi-tokyo | Ome | Tachikawa | Tama | Tanashi (present Nishi-tokyo)
Districts and Sub-prefectures
Nishitama district | Hachijo sub-prefecture | Miyake sub-prefecture | Ogasawara sub-prefecture | Oshima sub-prefecture