Municipality

Higashi Ku

Local name: 東区

Located in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Coordinates: 33°39′24″ N 130°25′08″ E

厄無し / Yakunashi · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Population: 321,728; 321.7K
Elevation: 1 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside: 1; listed under Higashi Ku
When to go: MayOctober; See the climate
Airports: FUK Fukuoka Airport8 km; HSG Kyushu Saga International Airport57 km

About Higashi Ku

Higashi Ku is a municipality. Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka. Population: 321,728. Elevation: 1 m.

From Wikipedia

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 Shika Island is connected to Umi no Nakamichi by a bridge. The annual Fukuoka International Cross Country meeting takes place in this ward.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built: 1972
Area: 69.5 km²
Official website: city.fukuoka.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Higashi Ku

Shika Island Saigen Jiro · CC0
Rakusui-en STA3816 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Shōfuku-ji Pontafon · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tōchō-ji Pontafon · CC BY-SA 3.0
Our Lady of Victory Cathedral, Fukuoka Atsasebo · CC BY-SA 3.0

Places bordering Higashi Ku

Nishi

Twin towns and sister cities of Higashi Ku

Azumino· Japan

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Higashi Ku over time

Population of Higashi Ku over time
2010		292,199
2015		306,015
2020		321,728

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Higashi Ku

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 9° · Rain 77 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Beppu · 108 km east17°
Ōita · 119 km southeast18°
Nobeoka · 167 km southeast18°

Hottest month: August (day 31°)
Coldest month: January (night 2°)
Wettest month: June (288 mm)
Driest month: December (59 mm)

9° 2°

10° 3°

14° 6°

19° 10°

23° 15°

26° 19°

30° 24°

31° 24°

27° 20°

23° 14°

17° 9°

12° 4°

Jan

Feb

Mar

108

Apr

140

May

150

Jun

288

Jul

283

Aug

175

Sep

191

Oct

Nov

Dec

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Higashi Ku
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	9°	10°	14°	19°	23°	26°	30°	31°	27°	23°	17°	12°
Average low (°C)	2°	3°	6°	10°	15°	19°	24°	24°	20°	14°	9°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	71	75	108	140	150	288	283	175	191	91	77	59

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Higashi Ku

The nearest airport is Fukuoka Airport (FUK), 8 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ōnojō, 15 km to the south.

Airports

Fukuoka Airport (FUK) Fukuoka 8 kmsouth
Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG) Saga 57 kmsouth
Iki Airport (IKI) Iki 60 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Ōnojō Population: 102.1K 15 kmsouth
Kasuga Population: 111K 15 kmsouth
Chikushino-shi Population: 103.3K 20 kmsoutheast
Iizuka Population: 126.4K 25 kmeast
Kurume Population: 303.6K 39 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Higashi Ku

Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 14 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km19 places

Kyūshū Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan Museum 19 kmSE
Shika Island Island 11 kmW
Mt. Abura Mountain 17 kmS
Shōfū-en Natural site 9 kmS

25–60 km11 places

Hiko Shima Island 55 kmNE
Chikugo River River 58 kmS
Wakato Ōhashi Landmark 46 kmNE
Ganryū-jima Island 56 kmNE

60–100 km16 places

Iki Island Island 66 kmW
Hario Jima Island 86 kmSW
Okino-shima Island 71 kmNW
Kumamoto castle Historic site 98 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Higashi Ku and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure	Higashi Ku	Naha	Kōriyama	Kochi
Population	321.7K	317.6K	327.7K	332.1K
Elevation	1 m	1 m	236 m	58 m
Summer day (hottest month)	31°	32°	29°	31°
Winter night (coldest month)	2°	15°	-3°	2°
Annual rainfall	1,708 mm	2,105 mm	1,178 mm	2,076 mm
Best months	May, Oct	Nov–Apr	May–Jun, Sep	Apr–Jun, Oct–Nov
Distance	—	866 km	994 km	289 km