Hongō, Tokyo

Neighborhood in Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo

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Hongō (本郷) is a district of Tokyo located in Bunkyō, due north of the Tokyo Imperial Palace and west of Ueno.

History

Hongō was a ward of the former city of Tokyo until 1947, when it merged with another ward, Koishikawa, to form the modern Bunkyō.

Transportation

Hongō-sanchōme Station (Marunouchi Line and Toei Oedo Line) is in the center of this Ward, which is main station of this ward.

Education

Hongō is home to the University of Tokyo, Juntendo and Toyo Gakuen Universities.^[1] There are many schools and universities in this ward and it has been regarded as a school zone since Meiji era.

Bunkyo Board of Education operates the local public elementary and middle schools.

Zoned elementary schools for parts of Hongo are:^[2]

Hongo (本郷小学校) for 1-2 and 4-5-chome
Yushima (湯島小学校) for 3 and 7-chome
Seishi (誠之小学校) for 6-chome

Zoned junior high schools for parts of Hongo include:^[3]

Hongo (本郷台中学校) for 1-5 and 7-chome
No. 6 (第六中学校) for 6-chome

Notable people

Yaoya Oshichi – greengrocer's daughter who was burned at the stake for arson in 1683.^[4]

References

^ Barakan, Mayumi Yoshida; Greer, Judith Connor (2012-07-17). Tokyo New City Guide. Tuttle Publishing. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-4629-0423-5.
^ "小学校通学区域". City of Bunkyo. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
^ "中学校通学区域". City of Bunkyo. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
^ "Kunichika, The Story of Oshichi". The Toshidama Gallery. Retrieved 2022-10-10.

External links

the website of Bunkyo-ku(English)

Bunkyō, Tokyo

Districts

Koishikawa Area	Hakusan Kasuga Kohinata Koishikawa Kōraku Mejirodai Otowa Ōtsuka Sekiguchi Sengoku Suidō
Hongō Area	Hongō Honkomagome Mukōgaoka Nezu Nishikata Sendagi Yayoi Yushima

Education

Public	Ochanomizu University University of Tsukuba Ōtsuka Campus University of Tokyo Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Private	Atomi University Juntendo University Takushoku University Chuo University Engineering department Tokyo Woman's Christian University Toyo University Toyo Gakuen University Nippon Medical School Japan Women's University Bunkyo Gakuin University Bunkyo Gakuin College International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies