is a residential district of Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
It is bordered by:
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 ofHouseholds TotalPopulation 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 1,956Total17,89027,59214,00613,586
+Population Trend of HonmachiYearTotal Population201225,124201325,391201425,719201525,990201626,166201726,571201826,815201927,3492020 (October 1)27,592 +Population Trends of Honmachi by Citizenship and SexYearTotal PopulationFemale Population Male PopulationJapanese PopulationNon-Japanese Population201525,99012,73613,25425,096894201626,16612,84213,32425,202964201726,57113,03213,53925,5351,036201826,81513,16713,64825,7071,108201927,34913,48613,86326,0931,2562020 (October 1)27,59213,58614,00626,3961,196
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). - Has elementary zoning
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). - Has junior high school zoning
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
References