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Population4,482
GeoNames
RegionHokkaido
Elevation4 m
13 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportTokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO)
71 km
Why visit Honchō
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 1 park or trail, 4 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include 様似郷土館.
Weather in Honchō
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Things to do4
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
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Restaurants and cafes4
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship4
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Shopping1
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries3
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Map of Honchō
25 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 71 km away.
- Urakawa 11 km west, about 11 min by car
- Erimo 23 km southeast, about 23 min by car
- Hiroo 36 km northeast, about 36 min by car
- Taiki 51 km northeast, about 51 min by car
- Shizunai-furukawachō 51 km northwest, about 51 min by car
- Niikappu 55 km northwest, about 55 min by car
- Sarabetsu 63 km north, about 1 h by car
- Naka-satsunai 66 km north, about 1 h by car
- Monbetsu-honchō 80 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Memuro-minami 87 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- エンルム岬から望むアポイ岳とピンネシリ(2014年8月), 様似町商工観光課;工藤邦史, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 親子岩(Parent and child rock) - panoramio, pakku, CC BY 3.0
- Shiogama Tunnel (2009), pakku, CC BY 3.0
- Hidaka Line Samani Station building and Bus, Rory trains, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Samani 20201004142317 (50869181886), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- JR Samani sta 001, 東京特許許可局, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Samani 20201004145525 (50869181196), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- Samani 20201004145340 (50869181661), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- Japan National Route 336 (Shiogama Tunnel) 01, Mugu-shisai, CC BY-SA 3.0
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