BUNKYOKU

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Bunkyoku is one of Tokyo's central wards and is home to many famous parks, shrines, Tokyo University and the sporting mecca of  Tokyo Dome. Refer to our Tokyo Map for the locations of the key sights within Bunkyoku.

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Printing Museum, Tokyo
Printing museum, located in Suido, exhibits printing culture. It includes Kelly automatic high-speed printer and The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Kelmscott Press.

Tokyo Dome
The dome has a nickname of "BIG EGG". It is the home field of the Yomiuri Giants baseball team. Concerts are also held in the dome.

Tokyo Dome City
Tokyo Dome City is former Korakuen Amusement Park. It contains commercial facility “La Qua”, and you can enjoy not only entertainment but also shopping and spa.

Tokyo Dome and Tokyo Dome City amusement park by Trenchcoatjedi

Eisei Bunko
Eisei Bunko, located in Mejirodai, is a private gallery which focuses on Japanese and Eastern antique arts. It exhibits the collection of the Hosokawa family, the lord of old Kumamoto Domain. It contains a number of national treasures.
Koishikawa Ukiyo-e Museum
It exhibits Ukiyo-e, genre paintings of Edo Period.

Rekisen Park
Rekisen Park was built at the east side of Koishikawa highland. It contains double-deck cascades of Italian Renaissance park-making method.

Tokyo National Cemetery
The cemetery is located next to the Rekisen Park. It is a metropolitan facility to console the souls of people died in the World War II.

Koishikawa Korakuen Park
The park is closely related to the Mito Tokugawa family. It has a pond and it is considered historic site and scenic beauty. Mitsukuni Tokugawa, also known as Mito-Komon, completed the park. It is close to Suidobashi Station and Korakuen Station.

Koishikawa Botanical Garden
It is a Botanical Garden affiliated with the Department of Chemistry, School of Science, the University of Tokyo. There are not only academic attractions such as the gingko tree that contributed to the discovery of its sperm, Isaac Newton’s apple tree and Gregor Johann Mendel’s grape tree, but also nice places for walk around. The closest station is Myogadani Station.

Koishikawa Shrine
Koishikawa Shrine was separated from Ise Shrine on 7 March 1966. It is located in the city core and it blends with tall buildings surrounding it. It considers itself a Tokyo branch of Ise Shrine.

Kodansha Noma Memorial Museum
Kodansha is a major Japanese publisher, headquartered in Otoha. It was founded by Seiji Noma.

Kodokan Institute
Kodokan, established by Jigoro Kano, is the headquarters of the judo world. It is located just next to the Tokyo Dome City.

Takehisa Yumeji Museum
Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934) is a Japanese painter as well as a poet.

Tachihara Michizo Memorial Museum
The museum is located in front of the Yayoi Gate of Tokyo University. It exhibits works of Michizo Tachihara, poet and architect.

Denzuin Temple
Denzuin Temple is formally called Muryozan Denzuin Jikyuji Temple. It was a family temple of Tokugawa Shogun Family. Kafu Nagai, a Japanese novelist, placed his story in this temple.

Tokyo University
Although the university is built in the city core, there are plenty of greens in its campus. A number of historical and stately buildings still remain within the site. The nearest station is Hongo 3 and Todai-mae.

University of Tokyo, Akamon (Red Gate), Bunkyo-ku Tokyo

Akamon (Red Gate), Tokyo University
Akamon was built in commemoration of the marriage between the daughter of Maeda clan and Tokugawa Shogun Family. The gate is designated as a nationally important cultural property.

Sanshiro Pond, Tokyo University
This is the locale of Soseki Natsume’s novel, Sanshiro.

Tokyo University Digital Museum
The museum includes digital museum and real museum.

Yasuda Auditorium, Tokyo University
The auditorium, located in Tokyo University Hongo Campus, was contributed by a Japanese banker, Zenjiro Yasuda.

Tokyo Wonder Site
Tokyo Wonder Site is a metropolitan gallery focuses on young artists.

Narukawa Museum

Japan Football Museum
The museum is located within Japan Football Association. There are must-see attractions for soccer fans, such as the virtual stadium and reproduction of the locker room of the Japan national team. The nearest station is Ochanomizu.

Hatoyama Hall
The hall, located in Otowa, was built in commemoration of achievement of politicians from the Hatoyama Family, such as Ichiro, Yukio and Kunio. You can rent its great hall.

Harimasaka Sakura Street
The cherry trees planted along the slope create an exquisite view in summer. The nearest station is Myogadani.

History Museum, the Mitsubishi Economic Research Institute
(Former Iwasaki House)
The Museum, located in Ikenohata, was designed by English architect, Josiah Conder. It is old main residence of the Iwasaki family, founder of Mitsubishi Zaibatsu.

Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
The museum is located within the Tokyo Dome. It is known as Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.

Yayoi Museum
Yayoi Museum is next to Takehisa Yumeji Museum.

Yushima Temple
The Temple was built by the fifth-generation Tokugawa Shogun, Tsunayoshi, to enshrine Confucius. It used to be Shoheizaka School of Edo Shogunate. It is very close to Ochanomizu Station.

Yushima Tenjin Shrine
The shrine is dedicated to the god of wisdom, Michizane Sugawara. There is a Japanese plum tree garden within the site, and plum tree festival is annually held from February to March. The closest station is Yushima.

Yanesen (Yanaka, Nezu, Sendagi)
In this area, there are historical street still remained, which make this downtown area attractive. This area consists of three parts, and the name “Yanesen” is a combination of the first few letters of each part’s name.

Rikugien Garden
The garden was built by Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa, and attendant of Tsunayoshi Tokugawa.

Gokokuji Temple
The Temple was built inspired by Kensyoin, the mother of Tsunayoshi Tokugawa. There are graves of famous politicians such as Shigenobu Okuma, Aritomo Yamagata and Mitsuaki Tanaka.

Toyoshimagaoka Cemetery
Members of the royal family after Meiji Period are buried in this cemetery. Generally it is not open to the public.

Otsuka Senju Cemetery
Scholars of Confucianism in Edo Period are buried in this cemetery.

(Article based on Japanese Wikipedia article and translated by Japanese Lifestyle. Used under the GNU Free Documentation License)