is one of the seven wards of

Fukuoka is the List of Japanese cities by population, sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. ...

in Japan. As of 1 March 2012, it has a

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of 296,576, with 136,133

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, and an area of 66.68 km². Its name literally means "east ward". Kashii is in this ward. It is south of neighbouring Shingū, Fukuoka. The Shika Island is connected to

Umi no Nakamichi is a tombolo in 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 w ...

by a bridge. The annual Fukuoka International Cross Country meeting takes place in this ward.

Places within Higashi-ku

Maidashi is a district of Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is divided into six ''chōme'', numbered 1 to 6, with a total population of 8,813 and 5,341 households (as of 31 August 2011). The postal code for addresses in Maidashi is ...

Education

Colleges and universities

Kyushu University , abbreviated to , is a public research university located in Fukuoka, Japan, on the island of Kyushu. Founded in 1911 as the fourth Imperial University in Japan, it has been recognised as a leading institution of higher education and resear ...

campus (Kyushu University Academic Medical Center), Hakozaki campus *

Fukuoka Institute of Technology is a private university in Higashi-ku of Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Se ...

Primary and secondary schools

The ward has a North Korean school, Fukuoka Korean Elementary School ( 福岡朝鮮初級学校).

Parks

There are approximately 400 public parks in Higashi-ku. One of these is in Maidashi district. Set in Fukuoka's

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, the park was built on land formerly occupied by the Nishitetsu Miyajidake Line, which was sold to the city in 1980.

Facilities

Commerce

* Island City, Fukuoka ** Island Tower Sky Club * Marine World Uminonakamichi

Religion

*Buddhism **Honbutsu-ji (

Nichiren Shōshū is a branch of Nichiren Buddhism based on the traditionalist teachings of the 13th century Buddhism in Japan, Japanese Buddhist Bhikkhu#Monks in Japan, priest Nichiren (1222–1282), claiming him as its founder through his senior disciple Nikk ...

) *Christianity **Hakozak
Catholic Church
*Islam ** Fukuoka Mosque *Shinto **

Hakozaki Shrine is a Shintō Shinto shrines, shrine in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka .Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). ''Studies in Shinto and Shrines,'' p. 339. History Hakozaki Shrine was founded in , with the transfer of the spirit of the ''kami Hachiman'' ...

Kashii-gū is a Shinto shrine located in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is dedicated to Emperor Chūai and Empress Jingū. History File:Kashii-gu0903.jpg, The Honden or main shrine ( Important Cultural Property) See also *List of Shinto shrines ...

References

External links

* {{Authority control Wards of Fukuoka