Honmachi, Shibuya
# Honmachi, Shibuya

Honmachi (本町) is a residential district of Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.

It is bordered by:

* Yayoicho [ja] and Minamidai to the north
* Nishi-Shinjuku to the east
* Hatagaya, to the southeast
* Hatsudai to the south

As of October 2020, the population of this district is 27,592. The postal code for Honmachi is 151-0071.

## Demography

Population of Honmachi by Chōme (October 1, 2020) :

| District | Number of Households | Total Population | Male | Female |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Honmachi 1-chōme | 3,648 | 5,382 | 2,654 | 2,728 |
| Honmachi 2-chōme | 3,076 | 4,748 | 2,381 | 2,367 |
| Honmachi 3-chōme | 3,191 | 4,766 | 2,437 | 2,329 |
| Honmachi 4-chōme | 2,945 | 4,683 | 2,394 | 2,289 |
| Honmachi 5-chōme | 2,345 | 4,000 | 2,083 | 1,917 |
| Honmachi 6-chōme | 2,685 | 4,013 | 2,057 | 1,956 |
| Total | 17,890 | 27,592 | 14,006 | 13,586 |

Population Trend of Honmachi :

| Year | Total Population |
| - | - |
| 2012 | 25,124 |
| 2013 | 25,391 |
| 2014 | 25,719 |
| 2015 | 25,990 |
| 2016 | 26,166 |
| 2017 | 26,571 |
| 2018 | 26,815 |
| 2019 | 27,349 |
| 2020 (October 1) | 27,592 |

Population Trends of Honmachi by Citizenship and Sex :

| Year | Total Population | Female Population | Male Population | Japanese Population | Non-Japanese Population |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | 25,990 | 12,736 | 13,254 | 25,096 | 894 |
| 2016 | 26,166 | 12,842 | 13,324 | 25,202 | 964 |
| 2017 | 26,571 | 13,032 | 13,539 | 25,535 | 1,036 |
| 2018 | 26,815 | 13,167 | 13,648 | 25,707 | 1,108 |
| 2019 | 27,349 | 13,486 | 13,863 | 26,093 | 1,256 |
| 2020 (October 1) | 27,592 | 13,586 | 14,006 | 26,396 | 1,196 |

## Education

Shibuya Board of Education [ja] operates public elementary and junior high schools.

All of Honmachi 2 through 4-chome and parts of 5 through 6-chome are zoned to Shibuya Honmachi Gakuen (渋谷本町学園) for elementary school. Honmachi 1-chome is zoned to Hatashiro Elementary School (幡代小学校). Portions of Honmachi 5 and 6-chome are zoned to Nakahata Elementary School (中幡小学校).

All of Honmachi 1 through 4-chome and parts of 5 and 6-chome are zoned to Shibuya Honmachi Gakuen for junior high school. The remaining parts of 5 and 6-chome are zoned to Sasazuka Junior High School (笹塚中学校).

## Transportation

The only subway/train station in Honmachi is Hatsudai Station on the Keiō New Line, on the southern border of Honmachi near the Tokyo Opera City Tower.

The closest stations outside of Honmachi are:

* Nishi-shinjuku-gochome Station on the Toei Ōedo Line to the northeast.
* Nakano-sakaue Station (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line and Toei Ōedo Line) to the north.
* Hatagaya Station on the Keiō New Line to the southwest
* Nakano-shimbashi Station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line to the northwest.

Honmachi is also served by several bus lines:

* Keio Dentetsu Bus
* Hachiko Bus (Japanese)

## Honmachi public services/attractions

* Shogonji Buddhist Temple (Japanese Wikipedia)
* Honmachi Public Library (Japanese)
* Shibuya Ward Local Office (Japanese)
* New National Theatre, Tokyo
