Honjo

Honjo is the name of a neighborhood in , and a former ward 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.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: neighborhood in Sumida-ku, Tokyo
  • Also known as: Honjo, Tokyo

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tokyo Skytree and Kegon-ji Temple.

Photo: Akonnchiroll, CC0.
, also written as Tokyo Sky Tree, is a broadcasting and observation , located in , , Japan. It has been the tallest tower in Japan since opening in 2012, and reached its full height of 634 m in early 2011, making it the tallest tower in the world, displacing the , and the third tallest structure in the world behind and .

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Higa4, CC0.
is a Buddhist temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaminarimon and Narihira.

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Honjo

Latitude
35.7047° or 35° 42′ 17″ north
Longitude
139.80208° or 139° 48′ 8″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
8Q7XPR32+VR
Geo­Names ID
10922480
Wiki­data ID
Q3140127
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Honjo” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: Honco
  • Basque: Honjō
  • Belarusian: Хондзё
  • Bulgarian: Хонджо
  • Catalan: Honjo
  • Chinese: 本所
  • Czech: Hondžo
  • Dutch: Honjo
  • Finnish: Honjo
  • French: Honjo
  • Irish: Honjo
  • Italian: Honjo
  • Japanese: 本所
  • Kadazan Dusun: Honjo, Tokyo
  • Persian: هونجو، توکیو
  • Russian: Хондзё
  • Turkish: Honjo

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Honjo-azumabashi Station and Komagata Bridge.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Honjo”. Photo: Lombroso, Public domain.