Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu

Higashi 東区
Ward
Higashi Ward
Location of Higashi-ku in Shizuoka
Higashi
Coordinates: 34°44′29″N 137°47′30″E / 34.74139°N 137.79167°ECoordinates: 34°44′29″N 137°47′30″E / 34.74139°N 137.79167°E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Shizuoka
City	Hamamatsu
Area
• Total	46.29 km^2 (17.87 sq mi)
Population (July 1, 2012)
• Total	126,499
• Density	2,730/km^2 (7,100/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Phone number	053-424-0111
Address	20-3 Ryutsu-motomachi, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu 435-8686
Website	Higashi-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"