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[[File:東京小石川遠景.jpg|thumb|19th-century view of Koishikawa ("東京小石川遠景").]]
[[File:KoishikawaArtillery1882.jpg|thumb|Japanese artillery unit, at the [[Koishikawa Arsenal]], Tokyo, in 1882. Photographed by [[Hugues Krafft]].]]
{{Nihongo|'''Koishikawa'''|小石川|}} is a district of [[Bunkyo, Tokyo]]. It consists of five sub-areas, {{Nihongo|1-5 chome|1~5丁目||}}. 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 {{Nihongo|[[Hakusan Station (Tokyo)|Hakusan Station]]|白山駅|Hakusan-eki|}}, {{Nihongo|[[Kōrakuen Station]]|後楽園駅|Kōrakuen-eki}}, {{Nihongo|[[Kasuga Station (Tokyo)|Kasuga Station]]|春日駅|Kasuga-eki}}, and [[Myōgadani Station]] (茗荷谷駅, ''Myōgadani-eki'').

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 ([[:ja:文京区立金富小学校|金富小学校]]), Kubomachi ([[:ja:文京区立窪町小学校|窪町小学校]]), Rekisen ([[:ja:文京区立礫川小学校|礫川小学校]]), and Yanagicho ([[:ja:文京区立柳町小学校|柳町小学校]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.city.bunkyo.lg.jp:443/kyoiku/kyoiku/gakko/elementaryschool/tuugaku.html|script-title=ja:小学校 通学区域|publisher=City of Bunkyo|accessdate=2022-10-09|language=ja}}</ref>

Zoned junior high schools are: No. 1 ([[:ja:文京区立第一中学校|第一中学校]]), No. 3 ([[:ja:文京区立第三中学校|第三中学校]]), and Meidai ([[:ja:文京区立茗台中学校|茗台中学校]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.city.bunkyo.lg.jp:443/kyoiku/kyoiku/gakko/juniorhighschool/tuugaku.html|script-title=ja:中学校 通学区域|publisher=City of Bunkyo|accessdate=2022-10-09|language=ja}}</ref>

[[Koishikawa High School]] is operated by the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education]]. In addition the metropolis operates the [[Koishikawa Secondary Education School]].
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Koishikawastreets.JPG|Residential street in Koishikawa
File:Teahouse at Koishikawa.jpg|[[Hokusai]] print
File:Sanmon gate of Denzu-in in Koishikawa, Tokyo.jpg|[[Sanmon]] of Denzū-in
File:Used bookstore with a billboard architecture in Koishikawa, Tokyo.jpg|A used bookstore, 大亜堂書店 (''Taiadō Shoten'') built in 1932
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Bunkyō}}
{{Original 15 wards of Tokyo}}

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[[Category:Districts of Bunkyō]]