Bunkyō-ku
Bunkyō is in Tokyo, north of the Imperial Palace. The name means roughly "Capital of Culture" and, indeed, it's best known as the home of the sprawling University of Tokyo and a series of aristocratic parks and villas.- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (70 feet)
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tokyo National Museum and Tokyo Dome.
Tokyo National Museum
The Tokyo National Museum or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan.
National Museum of Western Art
The National Museum of Western Art is the premier…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chiyoda and Taito.
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Latitude
35.7175° or 35° 43′ 3″ north
Longitude
139.7473° or 139° 44′ 50″ east
Open location code
8Q7XPP8W+XW
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In Other Languages
“Bunkyō-ku” goes by many names.
ぶんきょうくJapanese
ブンキョウクJapanese
文京区Japanese
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