Living in Honmachi (本町, Kumamoto)

Honmachi (本町, Kumamoto) is a city in Kumamoto (熊本県), Japan, home to 123,067 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are outdoor and mountain lovers (top 1%, #16 of 1,949), young families (top 2%, #27 of 1,813), cross-border commuters (top 2%, #35 of 1,949).

Residents123,067

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport44 km (Kumamoto)

Nearest city of 100k+Itself

Within 30 km330,400 people

Sea coast0 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 220 m, height range 760 m

Main railway line2.5 km

Distance to Tokyo913 km

Within 10 km123,067 people

LandscapeJapan, Kyushu

Winter daylight10 h 01 min, sunset 9:16

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Good to know about Honmachi (本町, Kumamoto)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
It is right on the coast of the East China Sea.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 10 h 01 min and sets around 9:16; in late June it sets around 12:28.

How Honmachi (本町, Kumamoto) ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Japan. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Local data: official statistics on demographics, governance and fiscal strength, health and elderly, jobs and economy and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

Profile	Score	In Japan	In Kumamoto (熊本県)
Young family	76	#27 of 1,813	#6 of 49	Map
Low-income household	69	#183 of 1,806	#22 of 46	Map
Low-income family	76	#184 of 1,717	#25 of 46	Map
Single parent	78	#107 of 1,604	#15 of 41	Map
Pensioner couple	80	#100 of 1,762	#21 of 48	Map
Single pensioner	81	#88 of 1,762	#24 of 48	Map
Early retiree	77	#51 of 1,845	#14 of 46	Map
Single professional	56	#583 of 1,454	#6 of 35	Map
Young professional	59	#585 of 1,405	#6 of 32	Map
DINKS	56	#634 of 1,201	#8 of 25	Map
Remote worker	82	#34 of 1,668	#12 of 41	Map
Commuter	74	#319 of 1,547	#3 of 35	Map
Car-free household	68	#439 of 1,256	#3 of 27	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
First-home buyer	73	#89 of 1,717	#14 of 46	Map
Budget-constrained mover	69	#238 of 1,877	#30 of 48	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	58	#469 of 1,327	#4 of 28	Map
Expat professional	61	#592 of 1,668	#13 of 41	Map
Healthcare-first mover	78	#77 of 1,762	#15 of 48	Map
Nature-focused household	68	#520 of 1,958	#30 of 50	Map
Cross-border commuter	83	#35 of 1,949	#9 of 49	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	81	#16 of 1,949	#4 of 49	Map
Rural value seeker	64	#497 of 1,958	#40 of 50	Map
High-net-worth mover	73	#42 of 1,949	#4 of 49	Map
Lottery winner	66	#668 of 1,973	#8 of 50	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	80	#75 of 1,877	#25 of 48	Map
Coastal living	84	#49 of 1,420	#11 of 39	Map
Business owner	64	#808 of 1,877	#17 of 48	Map
Digital native	61	#442 of 1,480	#3 of 36	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Sea or lake shore100
Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Mobility and connectivity93
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)92
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)91
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)91
Safety and community90
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)83
Health and elderly80
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)78
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)78
Foundation70
Lifestyle and amenities67
Affordability62
Demographics58
Green space45
Education and family45
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)44
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)43
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)42
Governance and fiscal strength41
Jobs and economy39
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)22
Flat land (terrain relief)7
Port access (major sea or inland port)0
Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
Crypto hub within commuting distance0
Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

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Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.