Honcho

Honcho is a quarter in Hokkaido, Japan and has about 1,580 residents. Honcho is situated nearby to the quarter Suginamicho, as well as near Yanagawacho.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Goryōkaku and SHARE STAR Hakodate.

Goryōkaku

Fort

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Goryōkaku is a star fort in the Japanese city of Hakodate on the island of Hokkaido. The fortress was completed in 1866. It was the main headquarters of the short-lived Republic of Ezo.

SHARE STAR Hakodate

Building

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SHARE STAR Hakodate is a building.

Hakodate Museum of Art, Hokkaido

Museum

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Hakodate Museum of Art, Hokkaido opened in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1986. The collection focuses on works from southern Hokkaidō, including paintings by Kakizaki Hakyō and calligraphy by Kaneko Ōtei, and special exhibitions are also mounted.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hakodate and Hokuto.

Hakodate

Photo: J o, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hakodate is a port city in Southern Hokkaidō, Japan. Separated by the 20-km long Tsugaru Strait from Honshu, Japan's main island, the city has naturally been seen as an entrance to Hokkaido.

Hokuto

Photo: DrTerraKhan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hokuto is a city in the center of the Oshima Subprefecture in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. It serves as a bedroom community for Hakodate, to the east of the city.

Honcho

Type: Quarter with 1,580 residents
Category: locality
Location: Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

41.78884° or 41° 47′ 20″ north

Longitude

140.75263° or 140° 45′ 10″ east

Population

1,580

Elevation

25 metres (82 feet)

Open location code

8RH2QQQ3+G3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 708976389

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

11865189

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Honcho” goes by many names.

Japanese: “Honchō”
Japanese: “ほんちょう”
Japanese: “ホンチョウ”
Japanese: “本町”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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