Hongō, Tokyo

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.

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

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]

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

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

^ 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.

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