is one of the 16 wards of the city of

Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the list of cities in Japan, fourth-most populous city in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the List of ...

Aichi Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,461,111 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the ...

, 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 in the center of Nagoya city. It is the smallest of the wards of Nagoya in terms of geographic area.

Surrounding municipalities

* Chikusa Ward * Kita Ward * Moriyama Ward * Naka Ward

History

Higashi Ward was one of the original four wards of the city of Nagoya, established on April 1, 1908. Most of the area was completely destroyed during the Bombing of Nagoya in World War II. After the war, the layout of the streets was changed to a grid pattern, with wide streets serving as firebreaks.

Economy

Higashi Ward has the headquarters of

Tōkai Television Broadcasting JOFX-DTV (channel 1), branded as is a Japanese television station serving as an affiliate of the Fuji News Network and the Fuji Network System for the Chūbu region. Owned and operated by its headquarters and studios are located at the Tokai ...

as well as the

NHK , also known by its Romanization of Japanese, romanized initialism NHK, is a Japanese public broadcasting, public broadcaster. It is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television licence, television license fee. NHK ope ...

Nagoya Broadcasting Station.

Education

Aichi University is a private university in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Its campuses are located in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Toyohashi and Higashi-ku, Nagoya. History The university's predecessor was founded by Konoe Atsumaro as an overseas Japanese institution of h ...

- Kurumamichi campus *

Nagoya University , abbreviated to or NU, is a Japanese national research university located in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya. It was established in 1939 as the last of the nine Imperial Universities in the then Empire of Japan, and is now a Designated National Universit ...

– Medical School * Nagoya Future Culture College

Transportation

Yutorito Line Nagoya Dome-mae Yada station

Rail

* JR Central - Chūō Main Line ** * Meitetsu – Seto Line ** - - * Nagoya Municipal Subway – Higashiyama Line ** - * Nagoya Municipal Subway –

Sakura-dōri Line The is a Rapid transit, subway line in Nagoya, Aichi, Nagoya, Japan, part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system. It runs from Taiko-dori Station, Taiko-dori in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Nakamura Ward to in Midori-ku, Nagoya, Midori Ward, all with ...

** - * Nagoya Municipal Subway – Meijō Line ** – *Nagoya Guideway Bus – Yutorito Line ** – –

Highways

* Ring Route (Nagoya Expressway) * Route 1 (Nagoya Expressway) * National Route 19 * National Route 41

Local attractions

* Aichi Arts Center *

Oasis 21 Oasis 21 is a modern facility located adjacent to Nagoya TV Tower in Sakae, Nagoya which was opened to the public in 2002. It contains restaurants, stores, and a bus terminal, as well as an area for tourist information. The building is mostly un ...

* Ōzone ''Oshitayashiki'' with

Tokugawa Garden The Tokugawa Garden (徳川園 Tokugawa-en) is a Japanese garden in the city of Nagoya, central Japan. It is located next to the Tokugawa Art Museum. History In the early Edo period (1603-1867), Tokugawa Mitsutomo (1625-1700), the second lord o ...

and

Tokugawa Art Museum The is a private art museum, located on the former '' Ōzone Shimoyashiki'' compound in Nagoya, central Japan. Its collection contains more than 12,000 items, including swords, armor, Noh costumes and masks, lacquer furniture, Chinese and Japane ...

* Aoi ''Oshitayashiki'', former Tokugawa residence * Nagoya Dome * Cultural Path **Cultural Path Futaba Museum *Hori Art Museum *Morimura Museum of Yamatoe Art *Nagoya City Performing Arts Center * Catholic Chikaramachi Church * Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Money Museum *Nagoya Ceramics Hall *Yamazaki Mazak Museum of Art *ÆON MALL NAGOYADOMEMAE