Honmachi (本町) is a residential district of Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
Honmachi
本町 | |
|---|---|
Residential district | |
 Honmachi | |
 | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Prefecture |  Tokyo |
| Special ward |  Shibuya |
| Population (October 2020)[1] | |
• Total | 27,592 |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Postal code(s) | 151-0071 |
It is bordered by:
- Yayoicho 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.[1] The postal code for Honmachi is 151-0071.
Demography
edit| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
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Shibuya Board of Education 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).[2]
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).[3]
Transportation
editThe 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:
Honmachi public services/attractions
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "住民基本台帳・外国人登録による人口". 渋谷区. Shibuya City. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "学校別通学区域(小学校)". City of Shibuya. Archived from the original on 2022-10-08. Retrieved 2022-10-25. - Has elementary zoning
- ^ "学校別通学区域（中学校）". City of Shibuya. Archived from the original on 2022-10-08. Retrieved 2022-10-25. - Has junior high school zoning
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