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.
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Neighborhoods
editThe former Honjo ward contained the following modern districts:
Places named after Honjo
edit- Honjo High School
- Honjo-Azumabashi Station
- Honjo Matsuzaka-cho Park