page_title: Bunkyō
section_title: National
hierarchical_section_title: Bunkyō / Education / Universities and colleges / National
context_page_description: Bunkyō 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 Kōdōkan, and the University of Tokyo's Hongo Campus. Bunkyō has a sister-city relationship with Kaiserslautern in the Rhineland-Palatinate of Germany.
  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 Nezu and Sendagi neighborhoods in the ward's eastern corner is attached to the Shitamachi area in Ueno with more traditional Japanese atmosphere. On the other hand, the remaining areas of the ward typically represent Yamanote districts.
  As of May 1, 2015, the ward has a population of 217,743, and a population density of 19,290 persons per km². The total area is 11.29 km².
context_section_description: Ochanomizu University
  University of Tsukuba Ōtsuka Campus
  University of Tokyo Hongō Campus
  Tokyo Medical and Dental University
caption: Akamon gate at the University of Tokyo
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