Country Japan Prefecture Shizuoka Phone number 053-424-0111 Population 126,499 (1 Jul 2012) | Region Chūbu City Hamamatsu Area 46.29 km² Local time Saturday 1:59 PM | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 14°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 50% Humidity University Hamamatsu University School of Medicine Points of interest Okaba Park, Anmagawa Park, Handa Park, Yutaka Ryokuchi Park | ||
Higashi-ku (東区, Higashi-ku) is one of seven wards of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the east-central part of the city. It is the second smallest of the seven wards of Hamamatsu in terms of area, after Naka-ku. It is bordered by Hamakita-ku, Kita-ku, Minami-ku, and Naka-ku.
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Map of Higashi Ward, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Higashi-ku was created on April 1, 2007 when Hamamatsu became a city designated by government ordinance (a "designated city").
Higashi-ku is served by Tenryūgawa Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line, and by Jidōsha-Gakkō-Mae Station, Saginomiya Station, Sekishi Station and Enshū-Nishigasaki Station on the Enshū Railway Line.
Education
The Hamamatsu campus of Escola Alegria de Saber, a network of Brazilian international schools, is in Higashi-ku.
References
Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA