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Population78,569
GeoNames
RegionSaitama
Elevation59 m
194 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportYokota Air Base (OKO)
56 km
Why visit Honjō
Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks, 52 parks and trails, 68 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Jobu University.
Weather in Honjō
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Things to do2
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Jobu University
School · 4.7 km
Higher education institution in Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Museums and landmarks7
Parks, trails and playgrounds52
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Restaurants and cafes68
56 more on the map.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship29
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Shopping14
Gas and EV charging7
Schools, colleges and libraries19
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Healthcare17
Map of Honjō
217 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Yokota Air Base (OKO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 56 km away.
- Fujioka 11 km west, about 11 min by car
- Yorii 14 km south, about 14 min by car
- Ōta 17 km northeast, about 17 min by car
- Menuma 17 km east, about 17 min by car
- Takasaki 19 km northwest, about 19 min by car
- Yoshii 19 km west, about 19 min by car
- Kumagaya 21 km southeast, about 21 min by car
- Ogawamachi 22 km south, about 22 min by car
- Kiryū 22 km northeast, about 22 min by car
- Ōmamachō-ōmama 23 km north, about 23 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, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- 3 Chome Chiyoda, Honjō-shi, Saitama-ken 367-0054, Japan - panoramio (1), 高橋文武, CC BY 3.0
- 3 Chome Chiyoda, Honjō-shi, Saitama-ken 367-0054, Japan - panoramio, 高橋文武, CC BY 3.0
- Jobu University Isesaki Campus, WAKA77, CC0
- HonkoEastGate, Yorii01, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Honjo City Honjo Minami Junior High School 2026 Jan 5, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- JREast-Takasaki-line-Honjo-station-entrance-north-20191014-163443, LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Enshin-ji Temple in Honjo, M yanagisawa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- An'youin Temple in Honjo, M yanagisawa, CC0
- Honjo Higashi Junior High School, M yanagisawa, CC0
- Jouryuu-ji Temple in Honjo, M yanagisawa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Honjo Police Station Honjo ekimae Koban 20260412, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Shonan-Shinjuku, Duke Admiral, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Musashi Kanko 951, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Musashino Bank Honjo Branch & Honjo Minami Branch, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Honjo Tax office, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Saitamaken Shinkin Bank Honjo branch 20260412, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- 本庄市立歴史民俗資料館 - panoramio, fum3670045, CC BY 3.0
- VivaMall Honjo Post office, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Terasaka-bashi 02, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- 柏公園 - panoramio, fum3670045, CC BY 3.0
- 本庄祭り、手古舞さん - panoramio, fum3670045, CC BY 3.0
- フラワーパーク - panoramio, fum3670045, CC BY 3.0
- 本庄早稲田駅周辺の開発 - panoramio, fum3670045, CC BY 3.0
- Dog parks in Honjo General Park - panoramio, fum3670045, CC BY 3.0
- 観音塚の松 - panoramio, fum3670045, CC BY 3.0
- 本庄早稲田駅 - panoramio, yangkee, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 荘小太郎頼家の供養塔 - panoramio, fum3670045, CC BY 3.0
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