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. As of September 2010, it had a total population of 79,435. The ward is located east of Osaka City, and is bordered clockwise north by: Jōtō-ku ward, the core city of

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, and the wards of Ikuno-ku, Tennōji-ku, and Chūō-ku. The official flower of Higashinari-ku are the

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History

* April 1, 1925: The area that became Higashinari-ku was incorporated into Osaka as part of the second major expansion of the city. The ward was created from the former district of Higashinari-gun, but not including the area that was previously Sumiyoshi-gun. * October 1, 1932: A portion was split off to create Asahi-ku. * April 1, 1943: Jōtō-ku and Ikuno-ku were split off. In 1925, Higashinari-ku was a vast ward covering most of northeastern Osaka. By 1943 however, it had become one of the smallest wards second only to Naniwa-ku, after two re-drawings of its boundaries. Nevertheless, its population density is still the fourth highest among the wards of Osaka, after Jōtō-ku, Nishi-ku, and Abeno-ku.

Economy

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Culture

Higashinari-ku ward is home to several

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s. Yasaka shrine is situated on the west bank of the Hirano river and is dedicated to Susanoo no Mikoto, the old guardian deity of Nakamichi. The shrine was established by

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as Gozutenno Hakusangongen in 1017, and was moved to its current location in 1584. In 1872, its name was changed to Yasaka. Hachioji shrine is dedicated to four deities and was established in around 273. In the early 700s, Emperor Kotoku gifted the shrine two stone guardian dog statues. It was known as Hachioji Inari or Tsubaki no gu up to 1872 when it was renamed Kudara shrine. When in 1909 it incorporated a neighbouring shrine, it became Hachioji.

Transportation

Metro

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: Chuo Line:

Midoribashi Station is a metro station on the Osaka Metro Chūō Line and Imazatosuji Line in Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan. Lines * :* (Station Number: C20) :* (Station Number: I20) Layout There is an island platform An island platform (also center platfor ...

Fukaebashi Station is a railway station on the Osaka Metro Chuo Line (Osaka), Chuo Line in Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan. While this station is situated near the station operated by JR West, there are no transfer passageways between the two ...

Sennichimae Line is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan. It is one of the lines of Osaka Metro. It links the northwestern district of Fukushima-ku and the southeastern district of Ikuno-ku with the central commercial and entertainment district ...

: Imazato Station - Shin-Fukae Station :

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- Imazato Station Aioijs

Education

The ward has a North Korean school, Middle Osaka Korean Elementary School ( 中大阪朝鮮初級学校).ウリハッキョ一覧

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List of educational institutions

Elementary schools * (est. 1922) Junior high schools * (est. 1947) *

References

External links

Official website of Higashinari
Wards of Osaka {{Osaka-geo-stub