Higashi Explained

Higashi is the Japanese word for east. In kanji it is represented as 東.

Higashi may also refer to:

Places

• Higashi, Shibuya, a district of Shibuya, Tokyo
• Higashi, Fukushima, a village in Fukushima Prefecture
• Higashi, Okinawa, a village in Okinawa Prefecture
• Higashi-ku is the name of wards of four cities:
  • Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, a ward of Fukuoka
  • Higashi-ku, Hiroshima, a ward of Hiroshima
  • Higashi-ku, Nagoya, a ward of Nagoya
  • Higashi-ku, Sapporo, a ward of Sapporo

People with the surname

• Junya Higashi, Japanese footballer
• Keigo Higashi, Japanese footballer
• Kelly Higashi, American judge and lawyer
• Koichi Higashi, Japanese footballer
• Kotaro Higashi, Japanese footballer
• , Japanese boxer
• , Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

• Joe Higashi, a character from SNK's Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series
• Kotaro Higashi, an alter ego of Ultraman Taro from the 1973 tokusatsu series of the same name.
• Setsuna Higashi, a character in Fresh Pretty Cure!

Other uses

• Higashi (food), Japanese confectionery
• One of the Maug Islands

See also

• Azuma (disambiguation) (the Japanese character for east is also pronounced azuma)
• East (disambiguation)