Bunkyō文京区

Bunkyō-ku. The name ends in 区 (ku), the word for ward.

Bunkyō (文京区, Bunkyō-ku) is one of Tokyo's 23 special wards, a local government. Population 240,069 (2020 census), area 11.29 km². Borders 6 places.

One of Tokyo's 23 special wards. It elects its own mayor and assembly and provides schools, welfare, and rubbish collection, so it works like a city. Tokyo Metropolitan Government keeps a few services that a city would normally provide itself, including the fire service, water, and sewerage.

A special ward is a local government. A ward inside a designated city, such as Osaka's Kita-ku, is not. It is an office of the city hall. Both are written 区 (ku) and both are translated "ward".

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Facts

Japanese name

文京区

Reading

Bunkyō-ku

Kind

Special ward (特別区): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

240,069 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+9.3% from 219,724

Area

11.29 km²

Density

21,264 people per km²

Households

133,661

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

18.7%

Foreign residents

10,897 (4.5%)

Code

13105 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.bunkyo.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Bunkyō. Borders across water are not counted.

• Chiyoda City千代田区
• Shinjuku City新宿区
• Taitō City台東区
• Toshima City豊島区
• Kita City北区
• Arakawa City荒川区

Questions about Bunkyō

Is Bunkyō a city?

Bunkyō (文京区) is one of Tokyo's 23 special wards. A special ward is a local government: it elects its own mayor and assembly and does most of what a city does. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government keeps the fire service, water, and sewerage for all 23. There is no Tokyo City; the wards are the municipalities at the centre of Tokyo.

Where is Bunkyō?

Bunkyō is in Tokyo Prefecture (東京都), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Bunkyō?

240,069 at the 2020 census, up 9.3% from 219,724 in 2015. The area is 11.29 km², which is 21,264 people per km². 133,661 households. 18.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Bunkyō?

Six: Chiyoda City (千代田区), Shinjuku City (新宿区), Taitō City (台東区), Toshima City (豊島区), Kita City (北区), and Arakawa City (荒川区). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Bunkyō in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Bunkyō written in Japanese?

文京区, read Bunkyō-ku. The last character, 区 (ku), is the word for ward, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Bunkyō begin?

東京都文京区… (Tōkyō-to, Bunkyō-ku, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the special ward name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.