is one of the 10 wards in

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. 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 is a river in Hokkaido, Japan. It is 72.5 km in length and has drainage area of 894.7 km². It is a tributary of the Ishikari River. It supplies water to Sapporo city, the capital of Hokkaidō built on the alluvial fan An all ...

. The ward has a mascot character, Tappy, which was designed to be an onion-themed fairy; it was named in 1993, and is a

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of "Tamanegi" (meaning onion in Japanese) and "happy". The onion is a vegetable raised in Higashi-ku, and therefore Tappy is associated with onions.

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.The history of the reclamation of 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

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New Chitose Airport is an international airport located south-southeast of Chitose, Hokkaidō, 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 ...

terminal in Chitose.会社概要
" ''Hokkaido Air System''. Retrieved on May 19, 2009. "本社事務所：千歳市美々新千歳空港ターミナルビル内" In April 2004 Air Nippon Network was headquartered in Higashi-ku.会社概要
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Education

Universities

* Sapporo Ōtani University *

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*Sapporo University of Health Sciences

junior college

* Sapporo Otani Junior College

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 - an airport located in Okadama.

Rail

* Sapporo Municipal Subway ** Tōhō Line: Sakaemachi - Shindō-Higashi - Motomachi - Kanjō-Dōri-Higashi - Higashi-Kuyakusho-Mae - Kita-Jūsan-Jō-Higashi

Road

* Sasson Expressway: 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 - one of the venues of the Sapporo Snow Festival. * Sapporo Beer Museum - the only beer museum in Japan. * Sapporo Community Dome - 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