Higashi-ku
Higashi-ku is one of the 10 wards in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is directly translated as "east ward", and is neighboured to Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Shiroishi-ku, Ebetsu, Tōbetsu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 262,000 residents
- Description: one of the ten wards in Sapporo city, Japan
- Also known as: “Higashi Ku”, “Higashi Ward”, and “Higashi-ku, Sapporo”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hokkaido Ishikari Subprefectual Bureau and Odori Park.
Hokkaido Ishikari Subprefectual Bureau
Government office
The Central Circuit covers the western and central parts of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.
Odori Park
Park
Photo: redlegsfan21, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Odori Park is a park located in the heart of Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Ōdōri means "large street" in Japanese. It stretches east to west through Nishi 1 chōme, Ōdōri to Nishi 12 chōme, Ōdōri, and divides the city into north and south sections.
Sapporo Clock Tower
Museum
Photo: Balon Greyjoy, CC0.
Sapporo Clock Tower is a wooden structure and tourist attraction located at North 1 West 2, Chūō-ku, Sapporo, the largest city on the island of Hokkaidō, Japan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kita-ku and Chūō-ku.
Kita-ku
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kita-ku is a ward of Sapporo composed of residential neighborhoods mostly arranged in grid patterns, and each built surrounding a train station, broken up by areas of farmland and some light-industrial areas.
Chūō-ku
Suburb
Photo: Kuriki, Public domain.
Chūō-ku is one of the ten wards in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Chūō-ku means "central ward" in Japanese. City administration and entertainment facilities are centred in this ward.
Shiroishi-ku
Suburb
Photo: 禁樹なずな, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shiroishi-ku is one of the ten wards in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. As of August 31, 2021, the ward has a population of 213,704. Shiroishi-ku is situated 4½ km southeast of Higashi-ku.
Higashi-ku
- Categories: ward of Japan and locality
- Location: Sapporo, Central Circuit, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.0762° or 43° 4′ 34″ northLongitude
141.3636° or 141° 21′ 49″ eastPopulation
262,000Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
8RM339G7+FCOpenStreetMap ID
node 364094941OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
7429526Wikidata ID
Q1134006
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Higashi-ku from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Higashi-ku” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “هيغاشي-كو”
- Catalan: “Higashi (Sapporo)”
- Catalan: “Higashi”
- Cebuano: “Higashi-ku (subdistrito sa Hapon, Hokkaidō)”
- Cebuano: “Higashi-ku”
- Chinese: “东区”
- Chinese: “東區”
- Esperanto: “Orienta Kvartalo”
- French: “Higashi-ku”
- German: “Higashi-ku”
- Hungarian: “Higasi-ku”
- Indonesian: “Higashi-ku, Sapporo”
- Irish: “Higashi-ku”
- Italian: “Higashi-ku (Sapporo)”
- Italian: “Higashi-ku”
- Japanese: “Higashi-ku”
- Japanese: “ひがしく”
- Japanese: “ヒガシク”
- Japanese: “札幌市東区”
- Japanese: “東区”
- Korean: “히가시 구”
- Korean: “히가시구”
- Persian: “هیگاشی-کو، ساپورو”
- Polish: “Higashi-ku”
- Polish: “Higashi”
- Portuguese: “Higashi-ku”
- Russian: “Хигаси-ку”
- Russian: “Хигаси”
- Spanish: “Barrio Higashi (Sapporo)”
- Swedish: “Higashi-ku”
- Thai: “เขตฮิงาชิ”
- Turkish: “Higashi, Sapporo”
- Ukrainian: “Район Хіґасі”
- Ukrainian: “Район Хіґаші”
- Ukrainian: “Хіґасі”
- Vietnamese: “Higashi, Sapporo”
- Yue Chinese: “東区”
- Yue Chinese: “東區”
- “Higashi-ku”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Higashi-ku”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kita-11-jo-Higashi 7-chome and Kita-11-jo-Higashi 6-chome.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 札幌市東区民センター and Sapporo City Higashi Ward Office.
Central Circuit: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Otaru, Muroran, Iwamizawa, and Tomakomai.
Curious Localities to Discover
Uncover intriguing localities from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Higashi-ku”. Photo: saname777, CC BY 2.0.