page_title: Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
hierarchical_section_title: Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
caption_attribution_description: Higashi-ward of Fukuoka, Fukuoka in Japan.
context_page_description: Higashi-ku is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka in Japan. As of 1 March 2012, it has a population of 296,576, with 136,133 households and an area of 66.68 km². Its name literally means "east ward".
  Kashii is in this ward. It is south of neighbouring Shingū, Fukuoka. The Shikanoshima Island is connected to Umi no Nakamichi by a bridge.
  The annual Fukuoka International Cross Country meeting takes place in this ward.
context_section_description: Higashi-ku (東区) is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka in Japan. As of 1 March 2012, it has a population of 296,576, with 136,133 households and an area of 66.68 km². Its name literally means "east ward".
  Kashii is in this ward. It is south of neighbouring Shingū, Fukuoka. The Shikanoshima Island is connected to Umi no Nakamichi by a bridge.
  The annual Fukuoka International Cross Country meeting takes place in this ward.
caption: Location of Higashi-ku in Fukuoka City
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