Koishikawa

For other uses, see Koishikawa (disambiguation).

19th-century view of Koishikawa ("東京とうきょう小石川こいしかわ遠景えんけい").

Japanese artillery unit, at the Koishikawa Arsenal, Tokyo, in 1882. Photographed by Hugues Krafft.

Koishikawa (小石川こいしかわ) is a district of Bunkyo, Tokyo. It consists of five sub-areas, 1-5 chome (1~5丁目ちょうめ). In Koishikawa are located two well regarded gardens: the Koishikawa Botanical Garden (operated by the University of Tokyo) in Hakusan, and the Koishikawa Korakuen Garden in Kōraku.

Train stations for accessing this locality include Hakusan Station (白山はくさん駅えき, Hakusan-eki), Kōrakuen Station (後楽園こうらくえん駅えき, Kōrakuen-eki), Kasuga Station (春日かすが駅えき, Kasuga-eki), and Myōgadani Station.

The Koishikawa Arsenal was an important military installation during the Meiji era.

Education

Bunkyo operates the local public elementary and middle schools.

Zoned elementary schools are: Kanatomi (金富かなとみ小学校しょうがっこう), Kubomachi (窪くぼ町まち小学校しょうがっこう), Rekisen (礫つぶて川かわ小学校しょうがっこう), and Yanagicho (柳やなぎ町まち小学校しょうがっこう).

Zoned junior high schools are: No. 1 (第だい一いち中学校ちゅうがっこう), No. 3 (第だい三さん中学校ちゅうがっこう), and Meidai (茗台中学校ちゅうがっこう).

Koishikawa High School is operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education. In addition the metropolis operates the Koishikawa Secondary Education School.

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  Residential street in Koishikawa
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  Hokusai print