title: Honjo, Tokyo
text: # Honjo, Tokyo
  
  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.
  
  ## Neighborhoods
  
  The former Honjo ward contained the following modern districts:
  
  * Azumabashi
  * Chitose
  * Higashikomagata
  * Honjo
  * Ishiwara
  * Kamezawa
  * Kikukawa
  * Kinshi
  * Kotobashi
  * Midori
  * Mukojima
  * Narihira
  * Ryōgoku (sumo district)
  * Taihei
  * Tatekawa
  * Yokoami
  * Yokokawa
  
  ## Places named after Honjo
  
  * Honjo High School
  * Honjo-Azumabashi Station
  * Honjo Matsuzaka-cho Park
  
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