is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. Situated in the middle of the ward area, Bunkyo is a residential and educational center. Beginning in the Meiji period, literati like Natsume Soseki, as well as scholars and politicians have lived there. Bunkyo is home to the Tokyo Dome, judo's Kodokan, and the University of Tokyo (Hongo Campus). In English, it is called Bunkyo City.