Yayoi (弥生) is a neighbourhood in
Bunkyo, Tokyo. In 1884, when it was part of
Tokyo City
was a Cities of Japan, municipality in Japan and capital of Tokyo Prefecture (1868–1943), Tokyo Prefecture (or ''Tokyo-fu'') which existed from 1 May 1889 until the establishment of Tokyo Metropolis on 1 July 1943. The historical boundari ...
, it was the location of a shell mound where a new type of pottery was discovered by
Shogoro Tsuboi and his colleagues. The pottery became known as Yayoi, and eventually a
period of Japanese prehistory was named after the neighborhood where the type site was excavated.
Its population, not including non-Japanese residents, is 1,908. (Bunkyō City Hall statistics:)
Education
Bunkyo Board of Education operates the local public elementary and middle schools.
All of Yayoi (1 and 2-
chome
The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan.
When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. The Japanese system is complex, th ...
) is zoned to Nezu Elementary School (
根津小学校), and No. 8 Junior High School (第八中学校).
References
Districts of Bunkyō
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