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Hanja Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period. () ...

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Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

''Higashi-ku''), all literally meaning ''East District'', may refer to the following:

Japan

* Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture *

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 ...

, Fukuoka Prefecture *

Higashi-ku, Hiroshima is one of the eight wards located in Hiroshima, Japan. It is located on the uppermost delta of the Ōta River. Within Higashi-ku is the Fudoin Temple in Ushita-shinmachi. Fudoin dates back to the 14th century and was built by ''shōgun'' Ashika ...

, Hiroshima Prefecture *

Higashi-ku, Sapporo 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, 2 ...

, Hokkaido Prefecture * Higashi-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture * Higashi-ku, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture * Higashi-ku, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture * Higashi-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture * Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture * Higashi-ku, Osaka merged with Minami-ku into

Chūō-ku, Osaka is one of 24 wards of Japan, wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 8.88 km2, and a population of 60,085. It houses Osaka's financial district, as well as the Osaka Prefecture offices and principal shopping and tourist areas. Consu ...

Mainland China

* Dongqu, Panzhihua, Sichuan *

Dongqu Subdistrict Dongqu Subdistrict (), also known as East Subdistrict, or Eastern Subdistrict, is a subdistrict of Zhongshan City, Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The ...

, Zhongshan, Guangdong * Dongqu Subdistrict, Huaibei, in Xiangshan District, Huaibei, Anhui * Dongqu Subdistrict, Guangzhou, in Luogang District, Guangzhou, Guangdong * Dongqu Subdistrict, Yima, Henan

South Korea

Dong District, Busan Dong District () is a '' gu'' in central Busan, South Korea. It was one of the first 6 ''gu'' of Busan established in 1957. Busan Station is located in Dong-gu. Dong-gu has a status of sister localities with Gwangsan District, Gwangju and Zhi ...

* Dong District, Daegu * Dong District, Daejeon * Dong District, Gwangju * Dong District, Incheon * Dong District, Ulsan

Taiwan

East District, Chiayi East District () is a district in east Chiayi City, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China ...

East District, Hsinchu East District () is a District (Taiwan), district in east Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It is the second largest of the three districts in Hsinchu City. The East District is home to the Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park. Geography * Area: * Populati ...

East District, Taichung East District () is an urban district in Taichung, Taiwan. It was a part of Taichung City before the City and County were merged in 2010. History The district used to be part of the Taichung provincial city before the merger with Taichung Co ...

East District, Tainan East District () is a District (Taiwan), district home to 180,828 people located in Tainan, Taiwan. History East District was formed with the merging of Dongmen and Zhuwei and part of Kaishan and Zhaohe in 1945. The East District Office was ori ...

Japan

Mainland China

South Korea

Taiwan

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