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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Higashikawa
| official_name = 
| native_name = {{nobold|東川町}}
| native_name_lang = ja
| settlement_type = Town
| other_name = 
<!-- images, nickname, motto -->
| image_skyline = 
| imagesize = 
| image_caption = 
| image_flag = Flag of Higashikawa, Hokkaido.svg
| image_seal = Emblem of Higashikawa, Hokkaido.svg
| seal_type = Emblem
<!-- maps and coordinates -->
| image_map = Higashikawa in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
| map_alt = 
| map_caption = Location of Higashikawa in [[Hokkaido]] ([[Kamikawa Subprefecture]])
| pushpin_map = Japan
| pushpin_relief = 
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|43|42|N|142|31|E|region:JP|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
<!-- location -->
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Japan
| subdivision_type1 = [[List of regions of Japan|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Hokkaido]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Prefectures of Japan|Prefecture]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hokkaido]] ([[Kamikawa Subprefecture]])
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Japan|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Kamikawa (Ishikari) District, Hokkaido|Kamikawa (Ishikari)]]
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| established_title = <!-- Settled -->
| established_date = 
| extinct_title = Now part of
| extinct_date = 
| founder = 
| named_for = 
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| seat_type = <!-- defaults to: Seat -->
| seat = 
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| government_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| leader_party = 
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = 
| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor
| leader_name1 = 
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| total_type = <!-- to set a non-standard label for total area and population rows -->
| unit_pref = Metric
<!-- area -->
| area_magnitude = <!-- use only to set a special wikilink -->
| area_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| area_total_km2 = 247.06
| area_land_km2 = 
| area_water_km2 = 
| area_water_percent = 
| area_note = 
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| elevation_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| elevation_m = 
<!-- population -->
| population_footnotes =  <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| population_total = 8,092
| population_as_of = September 30, 2016
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_est = 
| pop_est_as_of = 
<!-- time zone(s) -->
| timezone1 = [[Japan Standard Time|JST]]
| utc_offset1 = +09:00
<!-- postal codes, area code -->
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 
| area_code_type = <!-- defaults to: Area code(s) -->
| area_code = 
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| blank_name_sec1 = City hall address
| blank_info_sec1 = 071-1492
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| blank_name_sec2        = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank_info_sec2        = [[Humid continental climate|Dfb]]
<!-- website, footnotes -->
| website = {{URL|http://www.town.higashikawa.hokkaido.jp/}}
| footnotes = 
| module = 
}}

{{Nihongo|'''Higashikawa'''|東川町|Higashikawa-chō}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[Kamikawa Subprefecture]], [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]].

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated [[population]] of 8,092, and a [[population density|density]] of 33 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area is 247.06&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.

Higashikawa declared itself a {{Nihongo|photo town|写真の町|''shashin no machi''}} in the 1980s and has done much to sponsor photography since, notably the annually awarded [[Higashikawa Prize]]s.
In recent years, the number of cafes, general stores, [[Winery|wineries]], vineyards, sake breweries, etc. has increased due to population growth resulting from increased immigration from all over the country. More young people are visiting as tourists. In terms of population growth in 2021, it ranked first in Hokkaido.

==Climate==
{{Weather box
|width=Auto
|collapsed = Y
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|location = Higashikawa (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)
|Jan record high C = 6.9
|Feb record high C = 13.0
|Mar record high C = 16.0
|Apr record high C = 28.1
|May record high C = 34.9
|Jun record high C = 36.1
|Jul record high C = 36.6
|Aug record high C = 37.0
|Sep record high C = 33.2
|Oct record high C = 25.4
|Nov record high C = 20.7
|Dec record high C = 12.5
|Jan high C = -4.0
|Feb high C = -2.7
|Mar high C = 2.1
|Apr high C = 10.3
|May high C = 18.1
|Jun high C = 22.4
|Jul high C = 25.9
|Aug high C = 26.0
|Sep high C = 21.5
|Oct high C = 14.2
|Nov high C = 5.8
|Dec high C = -1.5
|Jan mean C = -8.1
|Feb mean C = -7.3
|Mar mean C = -2.5
|Apr mean C = 4.8
|May mean C = 11.8
|Jun mean C = 16.5
|Jul mean C = 20.3
|Aug mean C = 20.5
|Sep mean C = 15.7
|Oct mean C = 8.8
|Nov mean C = 2.0
|Dec mean C = -4.9
|Jan low C = -13.3
|Feb low C = -12.8
|Mar low C = -7.6
|Apr low C = -0.6
|May low C = 5.9
|Jun low C = 11.4
|Jul low C = 15.8
|Aug low C = 16.1
|Sep low C = 10.8
|Oct low C = 4.0
|Nov low C = -1.9
|Dec low C = -9.2
|Jan record low C = -29.1
|Feb record low C = -29.3
|Mar record low C = -24.8
|Apr record low C = -11.9
|May record low C = -3.6
|Jun record low C = 0.1
|Jul record low C = 6.0
|Aug record low C = 6.3
|Sep record low C = 0.0
|Oct record low C = -4.6
|Nov record low C = -18.0
|Dec record low C = -25.5
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 37.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 33.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 39.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 44.7
|May precipitation mm = 69.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 78.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 139.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 157.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 132.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 95.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 90.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 66.1
|year precipitation mm = 983.2
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 16.2
|Feb precipitation days = 12.4
|Mar precipitation days = 12.9
|Apr precipitation days = 11.1
|May precipitation days = 11.1
|Jun precipitation days = 10.6
|Jul precipitation days = 12.6
|Aug precipitation days = 12.3
|Sep precipitation days = 13.5
|Oct precipitation days = 15.3
|Nov precipitation days = 18.1
|Dec precipitation days = 19.2
|Jan sun = 63.3
|Feb sun = 83.8
|Mar sun = 122.9
|Apr sun = 150.0
|May sun = 187.0
|Jun sun = 167.7
|Jul sun = 159.0
|Aug sun = 152.4
|Sep sun = 142.4
|Oct sun = 116.9
|Nov sun = 59.8
|Dec sun = 45.0
|year sun = 1450.1
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=12&block_no=1184&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = March 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=12&block_no=1184&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値） 
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = March 1, 2022}}</ref>}}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{commons category-inline|Higashikawa, Hokkaido|Higashikawa, Hokkaidō}}
*[http://www.town.higashikawa.hokkaido.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}
*[http://www.welcome-higashikawa.jp/ Tourism Info] {{in lang|ja}}

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