Honjō
in Kumamoto Shi of Kumamoto, Japan
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Kumamoto Airport (9 mi) - Saga Airport (34 mi)
- Nagasaki Airport (47 mi)
- Fukuoka Airport (57 mi)
- Kagoshima Airport (68 mi)
- Kitakyūshū Airport (75 mi)
- Oita Airport (76 mi)
- Miyazaki Airport (77 mi)
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Gimhae International Airport (194 mi)
- Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (Unesco heritage, 139 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 32.793 and 130.706 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 32° 47' 33" and E 130° 42' 22"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Yen - JPY
- Spoken languages:
- Japanese
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:17 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:46 am and 5:16 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -31.107 and -50.921 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Mostardas - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Japan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Japan. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring Honjō
Honjō in Kumamoto Shi (Kumamoto) is a town located in Japan about 551 mi (or 886 km) west of Tokyo, the country's capital place.
Time in Honjō is now 02:17 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 9 airports nearby Honjō, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Kumamoto Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 15 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Itsukushima Shinto Shrine in a distance of 139 mi (or 224 km), North-East. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kumamoto, Uto, Koshi, Uki and Tamana. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 72 °F
| Morning Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 21°C / 69 °F |
| Night Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 54% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 2% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 15th of November 2024
22°C (71 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Light rain, calm, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
25°C (78 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
25°C (76 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Mitsui Garden Hotel Kumamoto
Toyoko Inn Kumamoto Shin-shigai
Dormy Inn Kumamoto
Hotel Hokke Club Kumamoto
GR Hotel Ginzadori
Toyoko Inn Kumamoto Kotsu Center Mae
Hotel Crown Hills Kumamoto (BBH Hotel Group)
Kumamoto Tokyu REI Hotel
Nest Hotel Kumamoto
Kumamoto Washington Hotel Plaza
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kumamoto Castle
is a hilltop Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto in Kumamoto Prefecture. It was a large and extremely well fortified castle. The castle keep is a concrete reconstruction built in 1960, but several ancillary wooden buildings remain of the original castle. Kumamoto Castle is considered one of the three premier castles in Japan, along with Himeji Castle and Matsumoto Castle. Thirteen structures in the castle complex are designated Important Cultural Property.
Kamoto District, Kumamoto
Kamoto District, Kumamoto was a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 31,088 and the density of 472.39 persons per square kilometer. The total area was 65.81 km².
Kumamoto Gakuen University
Called Gakuendai (学園大) or Shōdai (商大), it is a private Japanese university in Kumamoto, Japan. It was established in 1942, at which time Eastern Language Vocational College (東洋語学専門学校 Tōyō Gengo Senmon Gakkō) was subsumed into it. It was renamed Kumamoto Language Vocational College (熊本言語専門学校 Kumamoto Gengo Senmon Gakkō) in 1945, and was made into Kumamoto Commerce University (熊本商科大学 Kumamoto shōka daigaku) in 1954. It acquired its current name, Kumamoto Gakuen University, in 1994.
Shokei College
Shokei College is a private university in Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan. The predecessor of the school, small girl's school, was founded in 1888, and it was chartered as a junior women's college in 1952. In 1975, Shokei University was established and the junior women's college was renamed to Shokei Junior College. In 2006, the two schools merged.
Kumamoto Bus Terminal
Kumamoto Bus Terminal is the key bus terminal located in central Kumamoto, Kumamoto.
1973 Taiyo Department Store fire
The Taiyo Department Store fire was a fire at the Taiyo Department Store, a department store in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The fire started at 1:15 p.m. on November 29, 1973; 103 people died. After the fire, regulations pertaining to the construction of buildings were strengthened, one of which mandated external stairs on highrise buildings. The Taiyo Department Store had a basement floor and nine stories. Some areas were under construction.
Heisei Station
Heisei Station is a railway station on the Hohi Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.
Minami-Kumamoto Station
Minami-Kumamoto Station is a railway station on the Hohi Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.
Katō Shrine
Katō Shrine is a shrine in Kumamoto Castle, Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan, in which, daimyo or powerful territorial lord Katō Kiyomasa (1562–1611) is enshrined. Alongside Ōki Kaneyoshi and Kin Kan, who made junshi, are enshrined.
1889 Kumamoto earthquake
The 1889 Kumamoto earthquake was an earthquake which occurred at 23.45 p.m. July 28, 1889 in the western part of Kumamoto. It was also called the Kinpozan earthquake (or Kinbozan earthquake, since its epicenter was the southern-eastern foot of Mt. Kinpo) and its magnitude was 6.3. Twenty people died (5 in Kumamoto City and 15 in Akita Gun, Kumamoto Prefecture) and hundreds of houses and parts of Kumamoto Castle were destroyed.
Kumamoto Shintoshin Plaza
, is a major office development by Mori Building in Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, located in front of Kumamoto Station. The Kumamoto station reconstruction project is currently in progress, specifically for the full opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen.
Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art
Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art opened in the precincts of Kumamoto Castle, Kumamoto, Japan in 1976. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture. The permanent collection focuses on the art and crafts of Kumamoto Prefecture and also contains works by Renoir and Rodin. One room is dedicated to replicas of decorated kofun found in the prefecture.
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Kumamoto, Kumamoto (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Honjō, 本荘, ほんじょう, ホンジョウ
