Higashi-ku

Higashi-ku is one of the eight wards located in , Japan. It is located on the uppermost delta of the . Within Higashi-ku is the Fudoin Temple in Ushita-shinmachi.
  • Suburb with about 119,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 100 metres (340 feet)
  • Description: one of eight wards of the city of Hiroshima
  • Also known as
    “Higashi Ward”
    “Higashi-ku, Hiroshima”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hiroshima Castle and Hiroshima.
Shukkei-en is a historic Japanese garden in the city of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Minami-ku and Naka-ku.
Lemon-s, Public domain.
is one of the eight wards of the city of , .
is one of eight wards in the city of , Japan. is situated 4½ km west of Higashi-ku.
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Latitude
34.3953° or 34° 23′ 43″ north
Longitude
132.4825° or 132° 28′ 57″ east
Open location code
8Q6J9FWJ+4X
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Higashi-ku” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هيغاشي-كو”
  • Catalan: “Higashi-ku”
  • Catalan: “Higashi”
  • Chinese: “東區”
  • Dutch: “Higashi-ku”
  • French: “Higashi-ku”
  • German: “Higashi-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Higasi-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Higashi-ku, Hiroshima”
  • Irish: “Higashi-ku”
  • Italian: “Higashi-ku (Hiroshima)”
  • Italian: “Higashi-ku”
  • Japanese: “Higashi-ku”
  • Japanese: “ひがしく”
  • Japanese: “広島市東区”
  • Japanese: “東区”
  • Korean: “히가시구”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Higashi-ku”
  • Russian: “Хигаси-ку, Хиросима”
  • Russian: “Хигаси”
  • Spanish: “Higashi-ku”
  • Thai: “เขตฮิงาชิ”
  • Turkish: “Higashi, Hiroşima”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Хіґасі”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Хіґаші”
  • Ukrainian: “Хіґасі”
  • Uzbek: “Higashi-ku”
  • Venetian: “Higashi-ku”
  • Vietnamese: “Higashi-ku”
  • Vietnamese: “Higashi, Hiroshima”
  • Vietnamese: “Higashi”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Higashikaniyacho and Atagomachi.

Hiroshima: Highlights

Learn more about Fukuyama and Kure.
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