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Country
  
Japan

Established
  
April 1, 1972

Area
  
56.97 km²

Prefecture
  
Hokkaido

City
  
Sapporo

Postal
  
065-8612

Population
  
258,416 (2014)

Higashi-ku, Sapporo httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Address
  
7-1 Kita Juichijyo Higashi, Higashi-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido

Higashi-ku, Sapporo (東区、札幌) is one of the 10 wards in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is directly translated as "east ward", and is neighboured to Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Shiroishi-ku, Ebetsu, Tōbetsu.

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Map of Higashi Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

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 ward has a mascot character, Tappy, which was designed to be an onion-themed fairy; it was named in 1993, and is a portmanteau 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 currently located, Naebo Village and Okadama Village were established by the 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.

In 1955, Sapporo Village was merged into Sapporo City, and 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 a number of subway stations were placed in various locations in Higashi-ku.

Economy

The headquarters of Hokkaido Air System is located on the property of Okadama Airport in Okadama-chō. Previously the airline was headquartered in the New Chitose Airport terminal in Chitose.

In April 2004 Air Nippon Network was headquartered in Higashi-ku.

Universities

  • Sapporo Ōtani University
  • Tenshi College

    • junior college

  • Sapporo Otani Junior College

    • Secondary school

  • Sapporo Kaisei Secondary school

    • 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

    • 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".

    • References

    Higashi-ku, Sapporo Wikipedia
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