| Higashi | |
| Official Name: | Higashi Ward |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Ward |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | |
| Coordinates: | 33.6164°N 130.4225°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kyushu |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fukuoka |
| Subdivision Type3: | City |
| Subdivision Name3: | Fukuoka |
| Established Date: | 1 April 1972 |
| Area Total Km2: | 68.36 |
| Population Total: | 296,576 |
| Population As Of: | 1 March 2012 |
| Population Density Km2: | 4388.44 |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Higashi Ward Office |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Postal Number |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 812-8653 |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Address |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 2-54-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Telephone Number |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | 092-631-2131 |
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 Shika Island is connected to Umi no Nakamichi by a bridge.
The annual Fukuoka International Cross Country meeting takes place in this ward.
The ward has a North Korean school, Fukuoka Korean Elementary School (福岡朝鮮初級学校).[1]
There are approximately 400 public parks in Higashi-ku.[2] One of these is in Maidashi district. Set in Fukuoka's greenbelt, the park was built on land formerly occupied by the Nishitetsu Miyajidake Line, which was sold to the city in 1980.[3]