Honmokubook

E.K.
Feb 19
2 min read

I was a bit shocked that I had never heard of such a wonderful book, even though I have lived here for many years.

I received this from one of the authors of this book, whom I got to know after starting this project.

I was thinking about what to say at the first meeting, and I suddenly wondered when the streetcars that ran through Honmoku had started running, and I found that this book had a clear explanation.

Amazingly, Honmoku's streetcars have been running since 1911, the 44th year of the Meiji era.

If you read page 14 of this Honmoku book, entitled "The Chin Chin Tram and Honmoku Street," you will clearly understand that streetcars played a major role in the urbanization of Honmoku.

This book was featured in the town news. The article was published in 2017, when the book was released, so the information is a little outdated.

Mr. Kamakura, whose name is listed at the end of this post, has apparently passed away, so please contact Naka-honmoku Community House at 2-351 Honmoku-cho, Tel: 623-8483. Apparently, you can still get some here.

"The Honmoku 4 South Genki Town Steering Committee is made up of neighborhood associations and other urban development organizations in the southern part of Naka-ku, 4th District, including Honmoku-cho and Hongo-cho. The Honmoku Book, created by these volunteers, is generating a lot of buzz. It's packed with content ranging from trivia about the area to biographies of deceased shop owners."

Read the full article here↓