Higashiirube
Higashiirube is a quarter in Sawara, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. Higashiirube is situated nearby to the quarter Uchino, as well as near the neighborhood Sawara 1-chome.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Abura and 早良南郵便局.
Mount Abura
Peak
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Abura is a 597 m mountain located on the border of Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka and Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Mount Abura is the location where the Indian Buddhist priest Seiga produced the first camellia oil from seeds made in Japan during the Nara period.
Shōkaku-ji
Photo: STA3816, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shōkaku-ji is a Rinzai temple in Jōnan-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Higashiaburayama. It is also known as Aburayama Kannon. Shōkaku-ji was founded during the Nara period by Seiga, a priest who came from India. Shōkaku-ji is situated 3 km northeast of Higashiirube.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jōnan-ku and Nishi.
Jōnan-ku
Suburb
Photo: Muyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jōnan-ku is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka City, Japan. As of November 1, 2004, it had a population of 128,057 people, making up 9.2% of Fukuoka City, with an area of 16.02 km2. Jōnan-ku is situated 7 km north of Higashiirube.
Nishi
Suburb
Photo: Atsasebo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nishi-ku is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka City, Japan. Meaning literally "west ward," it is bordered to the east by Sawara-ku, and to the west by Itoshima. Nishi is situated 8 km north of Higashiirube.
Ōhori Park
Quarter
Photo: Tzuhsun Hsu, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ōhori Park is a park in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan and a registered Place of Scenic Beauty. Ōhori Park is situated 9 km north of Higashiirube.
Higashiirube
Latitude
33.51339° or 33° 30′ 48″ northLongitude
130.34507° or 130° 20′ 42″ eastElevation
27 metres (89 feet)Open location code
8Q5GG87W+92OpenStreetMap ID
node 8484830729OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
9888343
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In Other Languages
“Higashiirube” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ひがしいるべ”
- Japanese: “東入部”
Localities in the Area
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