is a district of

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located in

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, due north of the

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and west of

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History

Hongō was a

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of the former city of Tokyo until 1947, when it merged with another ward,

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, to form the modern Bunkyō.

Transportation

Hongō-sanchōme Station (

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and

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) is in the center of this Ward, which is main station of this ward.

Education

Hongō is home to the

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, Juntendo and Toyo Gakuen Universities. There are many schools and universities in this ward and it has been regarded as a school zone since

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. Bunkyo Board of Education operates the local public elementary and middle schools. Zoned elementary schools for parts of Hongo are: *Hongo ( 本郷小学校) for 1-2 and 4-5-chome *Yushima ( 湯島小学校) for 3 and 7-

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*Seishi ( 誠之小学校) for 6-chome Zoned junior high schools for parts of Hongo include: *Hongo ( 郷台中学校) for 1-5 and 7-chome *No. 6 ( 第六中学校) for 6-chome

Notable people

Yaoya Oshichi , literally "greengrocer Oshichi", was a daughter of the greengrocer Tarobei, who lived in the Hongō neighborhood of Edo at the beginning of the Edo period. She was burned at the stake for attempting to commit arson. The story (see below) becam ...

–

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's daughter who was burned at the stake for arson in 1683.

References

External links

the website of Bunkyo-ku(English)
Districts of Bunkyō {{Tokyo-geo-stub, Hongo