Higashi is the Japanese word for ''east''. In
kanji it is represented as
æ±.
Higashi may also refer to:
Places
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Higashi, Shibuya, a district of Shibuya, Tokyo
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Higashi, Fukushima, a village in Fukushima Prefecture
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Higashi, Okinawa
is a List of villages in Japan, village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa, Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2016, the village has an estimated population of 1,683 and a population density of 21 persons per km². The total ...
, a village in Okinawa Prefecture
*Higashi-ku is the name of wards of four cities:
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Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
is one of the seven Wards of Japan, 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, Japan, Kashii is in this ...
, a ward of Fukuoka
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Higashi-ku, Hiroshima
is one of the eight wards located in Hiroshima, Japan. It is located on the uppermost delta of the ÅŒta River.
Within Higashi-ku is the Fudoin Temple in Ushita-shinmachi. Fudoin dates back to the 14th century and was built by ''shÅgun'' Ashikag ...
, a ward of Hiroshima
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Higashi-ku, Nagoya
is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the ward had an estimated population of 82,939 and a population density of 10,757 persons per km². The total area was 7.71 km².
Geography
Higashi Ward is located ...
, a ward of Nagoya
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Higashi-ku, Sapporo, a ward of Sapporo
People with the surname
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Junya Higashi
is a Japanese footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules foot ...
, Japanese footballer
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Keigo Higashi, Japanese footballer
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Kelly Higashi
Kelly Higashi (born February 1, 1962) is an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. In February 2018, Higashi was nominated by President Donald Trump to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the ...
, American judge and lawyer
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Koichi Higashi, Japanese footballer
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Kotaro Higashi, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese boxer
*, Japanese footballer
Fictional characters
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Joe Higashi, a character from SNK's Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series
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Kotaro Higashi, an alter ego of
Ultraman Taro from the 1973 tokusatsu series of the
same name.
Other uses
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Higashi (food), Japanese confectionery
* One of the
Maug Islands
See also
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Azuma (disambiguation) (The Japanese character for ''east'' is also pronounced ''azuma'')
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East (disambiguation)
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Japanese-language surnames