Honjo, Tokyo
# Honjo, Tokyo

Honjo (本所) is the name of a neighborhood in Sumida, Tokyo, and a former ward (本所区 Honjo-ku) in the now-defunct Tokyo City. In 1947, when the 35 wards of Tokyo were reorganized into 23, it was merged with the suburban Mukojima ward to form the modern Sumida ward.

## Neighborhoods

The former Honjo ward contained the following modern districts:

* Azumabashi
* Chitose
* Higashikomagata
* Honjo
* Ishiwara
* Kamezawa
* Kikukawa
* Kinshi
* Kotobashi
* Midori
* Mukojima
* Narihira
* Ryōgoku (sumo district)
* Taihei
* Tatekawa
* Yokoami
* Yokokawa

## Places named after Honjo

* Honjo High School
* Honjo-Azumabashi Station
* Honjo Matsuzaka-cho Park

35°42′13″N 139°48′04″E﻿ / ﻿35.70361°N 139.80111°E﻿ / 35.70361; 139.80111

