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.

Overview

According to the 2008 registry of residential addresses, 254,360 people lived in Higashi-ku. It is 57.13 km² in area, and a number of rivers are located in the ward including the Toyohira River. The ward has a mascot character, Tappy, which was designed to be an onion-themed fairy; it was named in 1993, and is a portmanteau of "Tamanegi" (meaning onion in Japanese) and "happy".Higashi-ku, symbol
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History

Originally, at the place where Higashi-ku is, Naebo Village and Okadama Village were established by pioneers in 1870. Sapporo Village was established in 1871, and Kariki Village was established in 1873. In 1902, Naebo Village, Okadama Village, and Kariki Village were merged into Sapporo Village, which covered nearly the same extent as the current Higashi-ku.
In 1955, Sapporo Village was merged into Sapporo City. In 1972, Sapporo was listed as one of the cities designated by government ordinance, which enabled Higashi-ku to be established. In 1988, the Tōhō line of the Sapporo Municipal Subway was laid, and subway stations were placed in Higashi-ku.

Economy

The headquarters of

Hokkaido Air System , or HAC, is a regional airline that operates scheduled services in Hokkaidō and Aomori Prefecture, Japan from a main base of operations at Okadama Airport in Higashi-ku, Sapporo.Okadama Airport is an airport located in Okadama-chō, Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, north of the city center of Sapporo. Its scheduled airline service is limited to turboprop flights to other cities in Hokkaidō; larger aircraft use New Chitose Airport, ...

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New Chitose Airport is an international airport located south-southeast of Chitose and Tomakomai, Hokkaidō, Japan, serving the Sapporo metropolitan area. By both traffic and land area, it is the largest airport in Hokkaidō. It is adjacent to Chitose Air Bas ...

terminal in Chitose.会社概要
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Air Nippon Network , or A-net, was an airline based on the grounds of Tokyo International Airport in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. It operated feeder services for parent Air Nippon, itself a subsidiary of All Nippon Airways (ANA). Its main base was New Chitose Airport. ...

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Education

Universities

Sapporo Ōtani University is a private university in Higashi-ku, Sapporo Hokkaidō, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the ...

Tenshi College is a private university in Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the ...

*Sapporo University of Health Sciences

junior college

Sapporo Otani Junior College is a private junior college in Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Japan, established in 1961. Academic departments * Academic departments of Childcare. * Academic departments of Fine Art studies. * Academic departments of Music studies. See also * List of ...

Secondary school

* Sapporo Kaisei Secondary school

High schools

Public

* Hokkaido Sapporo Okadama High School * Hokkaido Sapporo Toryo High School * Hokkaido Sapporo Toho High School * Hokkaido Sapporo Kaisei High School

Private

* Sapporo Otani High School * Sapporo Kosei High School * Sapporo Hokuto High School

Transportation

Air

Okadama Airport is an airport located in Okadama-chō, Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, north of the city center of Sapporo. Its scheduled airline service is limited to turboprop flights to other cities in Hokkaidō; larger aircraft use New Chitose Airport, ...

- an airport located in Okadama.

Rail

* Sapporo Municipal Subway **

Tōhō Line The is a rubber-tyred metro line in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Sapporo City Transportation Bureau. It is part of the Sapporo Municipal Subway system. It runs from Sakaemachi Station in Higashi-ku to Fukuzumi Station in Toyohira ...

: Sakaemachi - Shindō-Higashi - Motomachi - Kanjō-Dōri-Higashi - Higashi-Kuyakusho-Mae - Kita-Jūsan-Jō-Higashi

Road

Sasson Expressway The is a 4-laned national expressway in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by the East Nippon Expressway Company. Naming The name Sasson is a kanji acronym of two characters. The first character represents and the second represents , which are t ...

: Kariki IC - Fushiko IC - Sapporo-Kita IC * Route 5

Points of interest

* Moerenuma park - a park designed by Isamu Noguchi, an American-Japanese artist. *

Sapporo Satoland is an amusement park located in Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. Sapporo Satoland, which has an agricultural theme, was opened in 1995. Its official name is . History The Sapporo Satoland was established in 1995. Facilities have been run ...

- one of the venues of the Sapporo Snow Festival. * Sapporo Beer Museum - the only beer museum in Japan. *

Sapporo Community Dome , widely known for its nickname , is a multi-purpose hall located in Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. Owned by Sapporo city, the dome is run by the Sapporo Health Sports Foundation. Overview The dome is 132.4 m in diameter, 43 m in height, ...

- a sports and event venue, which is also known as its nickname "Tsu-Dome". * Ario - a large shopping mall.

Sources

External links

Youkoso Higashiku - Official homepage of Higashi-ku
{{Authority control Wards of Sapporo