Honchō, Tokyo

Honchō 本町
Neighborhood in Nakano
Tokyo Polytechnic University Nakano Campus
Coordinates: 35.696°N 139.672°E / 35.696; 139.672
Country	Japan
Prefecture	Tokyo
Special ward	Nakano
Population  (1 October 2020)
• Total	29,587[1]
Time zone	UTC+09:00
ZIP code	164-0012
Telephone area code	03

Honchō (本町) is a district of Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. The current administrative names are Honcho 1-chome to Honcho 6-chome. As of October 2020, the population of this district is 29,587.[1] The postal code for Honchō is 164-0012.

Geography

Honchō borders Chūō in the north, Nishi-Shinjuku to the east, Yayoichō to the south, and Wada to the west.

Education

Nakano City Board of Education (中野区教育委員会) operates public elementary and junior high schools.

Schools in Honcho:

• Nakano City Daini (No. 2) Junior High School (中野区立第二中学校)[2]
• Nakano City Hongō Elementary School (中野区立中野本郷小学校)[3]

Honcho 1-3 chome are zoned to Nakano No. 1 Elementary School (中野第一小学校). 4-6 chome are zoned to Hongō Elementary. All parts of Nakano are zoned to No. 2 Junior High.[4]

Sights

• Jōgan-ji (Nakano, Tokyo) (成願寺), filming location of the 2003 film Lost in Translation[5][6]

References

1. "2020年住民基本台帳による人口". 中野区. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
2. "トップページ". nakano2nd.jhs. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
3. "中野本郷小学校". 中野本郷小学校. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
4. "中野区本町の通学区域". Nakano City. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
5. "A Guide to the Best 'Lost in Translation' Spots in Tokyo". January 16, 2018.
6. "Visit the Film Locations of Lost in Translation: Tokyo, Japan". August 3, 2022.