Higashi-ku
Higashi-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. Meaning literally "east ward," it is bordered by the Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Minami-ku and also by the towns of Kikuyō, Mashiki and Kashima.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 190,000 residents
- Description: one of the five wards of the City of Kumamoto, Japan
- Also known as: “Higashi Ward” and “Higashi-ku, Kumamoto”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Suizenji Ezu Lake Park and Kumamoto City Zoological and Botanical Gardens.
Suizen-ji Jōju-en
Garden
Suizen-ji Jōju-en is a tsukiyama Japanese garden located within Suizen-ji Park in the eastern part of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chūō-ku and Mashiki.
Chūō-ku
Suburb
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Chūō-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. The ward is located in the center of the city. As of 2012, it has a population of 183,497 people and an area of 25.33 km2. Chūō-ku is situated 6 km northwest of Higashi-ku.
Mashiki
Town
Photo: Sanjo, Public domain.
Mashiki is a town located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2024, the town had an estimated population of 34,118 in 14750 households, and a population density of 520 persons per km2. Mashiki is situated 4½ km east of Higashi-ku.
Kashima
Town
Kashima is a town located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2024, the town had an estimated population of 10,203 in 4135 households, and a population density of 24 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 16.65 km2. Kashima is situated 4½ km south of Higashi-ku.
Higashi-ku
- Categories: ward of Japan, administrative territorial entity, and locality
- Location: Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.7806° or 32° 46′ 50″ northLongitude
130.768° or 130° 46′ 5″ eastPopulation
190,000Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)Open location code
8Q4GQQJ9+66OpenStreetMap ID
node 3049851787OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
8739909Wikidata ID
Q875464
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Higashi-ku” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Higashi-ku”
- Cebuano: “Higashi-ku (subdistrito sa Hapon, Kumamoto-ken)”
- Cebuano: “Higashi-ku”
- Chinese: “东区”
- Chinese: “東區”
- Danish: “Higashi-ku”
- French: “Higashi-ku”
- German: “Higashi-ku”
- Hungarian: “Higasi-ku”
- Indonesian: “Higashi-ku, Kumamoto”
- Irish: “Higashi-ku”
- Italian: “Higashi-ku (Kumamoto)”
- Italian: “Higashi-ku”
- Japanese: “Higashi-Ku”
- Japanese: “ひがしく”
- Japanese: “東区 (熊本市)”
- Japanese: “東区”
- Japanese: “熊本市東区”
- Korean: “히가시구”
- Russian: “Хигаси”
- Serbian: “Хигаши-ку”
- Turkish: “Higashi, Kumamoto”
- Vietnamese: “Higashi, Kumamoto”
- Vietnamese: “Higashi”
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Localities in the Area
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