Honjō (Saitama)

Honjō-shi 本 庄 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Saitama
Coordinates :	36 ° 15 '  N , 139 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 36 ° 14 '37 "  N , 139 ° 11' 25"  E
Basic data
Surface:	89.71 km²
Residents :	77,045 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	859 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	11211-9
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
town hall
Address :	Honjō City Hall 3 - 5 - 3 , Honjō Honjō -shi Saitama  367-8501
Website URL:	http://www.city.honjo.lg.jp
Location Honjōs in Saitama Prefecture

Honjō ( Japanese 本 庄 市 , -shi ) is a city in the north of Saitama Prefecture . The Waseda University maintains a campus in the city.

geography

Honjō is south of Takasaki and west of Fukaya .

The River Tone flows through the city from northwest to northeast. Another river is the Kanna .

history

Honjō was a post office ( 宿 場 町 Shukuba-machi ) of the Nakasendō during the Edo period .

The city of Honjō was founded on July 1, 1954.

traffic

• Street:
  • Kanetsu Highway
  • National Road 17 to Tokyo or Niigata
  • Nakasendo
• Train:
  • JR Takasaki Line : Honjō Station to Ueno or Takasaki
  • JR Jōetsu-Shinkansen : Honjō-Waseda station , to Tokyo or Niigata
  • JR Nagano-Shinkansen : Honjō-Waseda station, to Tōkyō or Nagano

sons and daughters of the town

• Yukiko Kada (* 1950), governor of the Japanese prefecture of Shiga
• Kōhei Uchida (born 1993), football player

Neighboring cities and communities

• Saitama Prefecture
  • Fukaya
  • Kamisato
  • Kamikawa
  • Minano
  • Nagatoro
  • Misato
• Gunma Prefecture
  • Isesaki
  • Tamamura

Town twinning

• Kazo , Japan
• Shibukawa , Japan

Web links

Commons : Honjō  - collection of images, videos and audio files