Honmachi, Shibuya Explained

Honmachi
Native Name Lang:	ja
Settlement Type:	Residential district
Seal Type:	Emblem
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Japan
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Japan
Subdivision Type1:	Prefecture
Subdivision Type2:	Special ward
Subdivision Name2:	Shibuya
Extinct Title:	Now part of
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Title1:	Vice Mayor
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Total:	27592
Population As Of:	October 2020
Timezone1:	JST
Utc Offset1:	+09:00
Postal Code Type:	Postal code(s)
Postal Code:	151-0071
Blank Name Sec1:	City hall address

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.^[1] The postal code for Honmachi is 151-0071.

Demography

Population of Honmachi by Chōme (October 1, 2020)! 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

Population Trend of Honmachi!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

Population Trends of Honmachi by Citizenship and Sex!Year!TotalPopulation!FemalePopulation !MalePopulation!JapanesePopulation!Non-JapanesePopulation

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

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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 住民基本台帳・外国人登録による人口 . 渋谷区 . Shibuya City . 18 October 2020 . 18 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018113447/http://www.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp/kusei/tokei/tokei/02jinko.html . dead .
2. Web site: 学校別通学区域(小学校). City of Shibuya. 2022-10-25. 2022-10-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20221008223839/https://www.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp/kodomo/kyouiku_iinkai/gakkou/tugaku_e24.html. dead. - Has elementary zoning
3. Web site: 学校別通学区域（中学校）. City of Shibuya. 2022-10-25. 2022-10-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20221008223839/https://www.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp/kodomo/kyouiku_iinkai/gakkou/tugaku_j24.html. dead. - Has junior high school zoning