Higashi is the Japanese word for ''east''. In kanji it is represented as

東東 (Simplified Chinese: ), meaning " east", may refer to: * Azuma (name), a Japanese surname and given name * Dōng, a Chinese surname * ''Dong'' (film), a 2006 Chinese documentary film See also * Higashi-ku (disambiguation), for various dist ...

. Higashi may also refer to:

Places

* Higashi, Shibuya, a district of Shibuya, Tokyo * Higashi, Fukushima, a village in Fukushima Prefecture * Higashi, Okinawa, a village in Okinawa Prefecture *Higashi-ku is the name of wards of four cities: ** Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, a ward of Fukuoka ** Higashi-ku, Hiroshima, a ward of Hiroshima ** Higashi-ku, Nagoya, a ward of Nagoya ** Higashi-ku, Sapporo, a ward of Sapporo

People with the surname

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 * Keigo Higashi, Japanese footballer * Kelly Higashi, American judge and lawyer * Koichi Higashi, Japanese footballer * Kotaro Higashi, Japanese footballer *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

* Joe Higashi, a character from SNK's Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series * Kotaro Higashi, an alter ego of Ultraman Taro from the 1973 tokusatsu series of the same name.

Other uses

* Higashi (food), Japanese confectionery * One of the Maug Islands