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Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu

Coordinates: 34°44′29″N 137°47′30″E / 34.74139°N 137.79167°E / 34.74139; 137.79167
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Higashi
東区
Higashi Ward
Location of Higashi-ku in Shizuoka
Location of Higashi-ku in Shizuoka
Higashi is located in Japan
Higashi
Higashi
 
Coordinates: 34°44′29″N 137°47′30″E / 34.74139°N 137.79167°E / 34.74139; 137.79167
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu
PrefectureShizuoka
CityHamamatsu
Area
 • Total
46.29 km2 (17.87 sq mi)
Population
 (December 1, 2019)
 • Total
129,287
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number053-424-0111
Address20-3 Ryutsu-motomachi, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu 435-8686
WebsiteHigashi-ku home page

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.

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.

Higashi Ward Office, Hamamatsu

Education

The Hamamatsu campus of Escola Alegria de Saber, a network of Brazilian international schools, is in Higashi-ku.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Unidades " (Archive). Escola Alegria de Saber. Retrieved on November 5, 2015. "UNIDADE HAMAMATSU ENDEREÇO: CEP:435-0052 Shizuoka-ken Hamamatsu-shi Higashi-ku Tenno-cho 673-1"
  2. ^ "Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão" (Archive). Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. Retrieved on November 5, 2015. "5. Escola Alegria de Saber (Hamamatsu)[...]Endereço: 673-1 Tenno-cho, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 435-0052"