Hongo

The origin of the area name is assumed to be from the fact that it was the Yushima Hongo, meaning the center of Yushima. The area had a large number of temples and shrines as well as samurai residences, and the spacious Kaga Clan residence became the grounds for The University of Tokyo at the start of the Meiji Era, and the ruins of the Gojyuden-mon Gate (red gate) still remain. This was permitted to be constructed for the family into which the daughter of the Shogun married, and was constructed in 1827, when Yohime, the daughter of the 11th Shogun Ienari, married into the Maeda family. This was near the Nakasendo highway and the area quickly became an area with many residences and shops, and there were a large number of restaurants, bamboo and lumber shops. During 1716-36, the doctor Kaneyasu Sukeyoshi opened a drugstore and haberdashery in Hongo 3 chome and was very successful.

Nishiki-e and Paintings

〔（狂句合）本郷〕

[（狂句合）本郷]

本郷通り

本郷通り

Photos

日本之名勝

春木座

東京風景

前田邸

Landmarks around Hongo

Yushima　Surugadai　Ochanomizu　Kanda Myojin Shrine　Suruga-cho　Shinobazu no ike Pond　Nezu　Shohei-bashi Bridge　Ueno Hirokoji / Shitaya / Yamashita　Hakusan