Higashinada-ku, Kobe

Location of Higashinada-ku in Kobe City

Rokkō Island Line and Rokkō Island from Mount Nagamine of Rokko Mountains

Higashinada (東灘区 Higashinada-ku) is one of 9 wards of Kobe in Japan. It has an area of 30.36 km², and a population of 212,111 (2012). South of the Hanshin Main Line, it is also home to some notable sake brewing areas, including Uozaki and Mikage.^[1]

Transportation

Railways

• JR Kobe Line (Sumiyoshi - Settsu Motoyama - Konan-Yamate)
• Hankyu Kobe Line (Mikage - Okamoto)
• Hanshin Main Line (Ishiyagawa - Mikage - Sumiyoshi - Uozaki - Ōgi - Fukae)
• Rokko Liner

Roads

• Hanshin Expressway 3 - Kobe Route, 5 - Wangan Route
• Route 2, Route 43, Route 171

Sea

• Port of Kobe (Rokko Island)

Education

Rokko Island High School

Universities:

• Kobe International University on Rokko Island
• Konan University
• Konan Women's University

Public high schools:

• Rokko Island High School (神戸市立六甲アイランド高等学校) on Rokko Island

International schools:

• Canadian Academy on Rokko Island^[2]
• Deutsche Schule Kobe on Rokko Island^[3]

Former schools:

• Norwegian School - Moved to Rokko Island in 1990, closed in 2005.^[4]

References

1. Higashinada Ward Office Kobe City - "Why is Nada sake so tasty?"
2. "Home" (Archive). Canadian Academy. Retrieved on May 3, 2015. "4-1 Koyo-cho Naka Higashinada-ku Kobe 658-0032"
3. "Admission." Deutsche Schule Kobe/European School. Retrieved on November 1, 2015. "Rokko Island 3-2-8 Koyochonaka Higashinada-ku Kobe city"
4. "Den Norske Skolen i Japan lagt ned" (Archive). Norge Idag. 6 August 2005. Retrieved on November 3, 2015.

External links

Media related to Higashinada-ku, Kobe at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Site of Higashinada Ward (English)

Coordinates: 34°43′13″N 135°15′56″E / 34.72028°N 135.26556°E