Bunkyō

Bunkyo is a special ward of the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan, in the middle of the ward area, and a residential and educational centre. It was formed in 1947 by the merger of the Hongo and Koishikawa wards when Tokyo City became the Tokyo Metropolis. The ward shows the Shitamachi and Yamanote division of old Tokyo: the Nezu and Sendagi neighbourhoods at its eastern corner belong to the Shitamachi area near Ueno, while the rest are Yamanote districts. Since the Meiji period writers such as Natsume Soseki, scholars and politicians have lived there. Landmarks include Tokyo Dome, the Kodokan Judo Institute, Koishikawa Korakuen, Rikugien Garden and the University of Tokyo Hongo Campus, and the publisher Kodansha has its headquarters in the ward.