Higashi-ku, Fukuoka

Higashi

東区
Higashi 東区
Ward
	Higashi Ward
	Beach on Shika Island
	Seal
	Location of Higashi-ku in Fukuoka City
	Higashi
	Coordinates: 33°36′59″N 130°25′21″E / 33.61639°N 130.42250°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Fukuoka
City	Fukuoka
Area
• Total	68.36 km2 (26.39 sq mi)
Population (1 March 2012)
• Total	296,576
• Density	4,388.44/km2 (11,366.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Postal Number	812-8653
Address	2-54-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken
Telephone Number	092-631-2131
Website	www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/higashi/index.html (in Japanese)

Higashi-ku (東区) is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka in Japan. As of 1 March 2012, it has a population of 296,576, with 136,133 households and an area of 66.68 km². Its name literally means "east ward".

Kashii is in this ward. It is south of neighbouring Shingū, Fukuoka. The Shika Island is connected to Umi no Nakamichi by a bridge.

The annual Fukuoka International Cross Country meeting takes place in this ward.

Places within Higashi-ku

Maidashi

Education

Colleges and universities

Kyushu University - Maidashi campus (Kyushu University Academic Medical Center), Hakozaki campus
Fukuoka Institute of Technology

Primary and secondary schools

The ward has a North Korean school, Fukuoka Korean Elementary School (福岡朝鮮初級学校).^[1]

Parks

There are approximately 400 public parks in Higashi-ku.^[2] One of these is Maidashi Park (馬出緑地) in Maidashi district. Set in Fukuoka's greenbelt, the park was built on land formerly occupied by the Nishitetsu Miyajidake Line, which was sold to the city in 1980.^[3]

Facilities

Commerce

Religion

Buddhism
- Honbutsu-ji (Nichiren Shōshū)
Christianity
- Hakozaki Catholic Church
Islam
- Fukuoka Mosque
Shinto
- Hakozaki Shrine
- Kashii-gū

References

^ "ウリハッキョ一覧" (Archive). Chongryon. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
^ 福岡市・東区の公園 [Parks of Higashi-ku, Fukuoka]. 公園へ行こう！楽しい福岡市の公園 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 September 2011.
^ D.Na (2007). 西鉄宮地岳線部分廃止特集 - 第3回 [Feature on closed section of Nishitetsu Miyajidake Line (Part 3)] (in Japanese). Q-shu DEMPA Dori. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2011.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

[1] "ウリハッキョ一覧" (Archive). Chongryon. Retrieved 14 October 2015.

[2] 福岡市・東区の公園 [Parks of Higashi-ku, Fukuoka]. 公園へ行こう！楽しい福岡市の公園 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 September 2011.

[dempa-3] D.Na (2007). 西鉄宮地岳線部分廃止特集 - 第3回 [Feature on closed section of Nishitetsu Miyajidake Line (Part 3)] (in Japanese). Q-shu DEMPA Dori. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2011.

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