- Population
- 96,948
- 96.9K
- Elevation
- 6 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- OKJ Okayama Momotaro Airport20 km
- TAK Takamatsu Airport51 km
About HIgashi-ku
HIgashi-ku is a municipality. Location: Okayama Shi, Okayama. Population: 96,948. Elevation: 6 m.
Higashi-ku (東区) is one of four wards of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 160.28 km2 and a population of 96,718. The population density is 603 per km2. The name means "East Ward." The wards of Okayama were established when Okayama became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2009.
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Population of HIgashi-ku over time
| 2010 | 96,948 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 95,577 | |
| 2021 | 93,415 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of HIgashi-ku
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 16° · Night 7° · Rain 69 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kochi · 134 km south18°
- Ōita · 277 km southwest18°
- Beppu · 282 km southwest17°
- Hottest month
- August (day 32°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- June (221 mm)
- Driest month
- December (33 mm)
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 9° | 13° | 19° | 23° | 26° | 30° | 32° | 27° | 22° | 16° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 3° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 23° | 23° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 42 | 57 | 90 | 137 | 145 | 221 | 207 | 116 | 219 | 107 | 69 | 33 |
How to get to HIgashi-ku
The nearest airport is Okayama Momotaro Airport (OKJ), 20 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kurashiki, 28 km to the west.
Airports
- Okayama Momotaro Airport (OKJ) Okayama 20 kmnorthwest
- Takamatsu Airport (TAK) Takamatsu 51 kmsouth
- Tokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air Base (TKS) Tokushima 79 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Kurashiki Population: 483.6K 28 kmwest
- Takamatsu Population: 419K 38 kmsouth
- Tsuyama Population: 102.3K 42 kmnorth
- Marugame Population: 109.5K 50 kmsouthwest
- Himeji Population: 530.5K 62 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from HIgashi-ku
Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 15 natural sites, 28 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km7 places
- Nao Shima Island 25 kmS
- Te Shima Island 22 kmS
- Yoshii River River 8 kmS
- Asahi River River 9 kmSW
25–60 km19 places
- Shiwaku Islands Island 45 kmSW
- Manabe Island Island 56 kmSW
- Ogi Shima Island 28 kmS
- Megi Shima Island 31 kmS
60–100 km29 places
- Awaji Island Island 78 kmSE
- Ikuchi Jima Island 97 kmSW
- Sendai River River 97 kmN
- Tottori Castle ruins Historic site 94 kmN
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 | Munakata | Kameoka | Shibata |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 96.9K | 97.1K | 97.2K | 96.2K |
| Elevation | 6 m | 5 m | 129 m | 10 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 32° | 31° | 31° | 30° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | 0° | 2° | 0° | -1° |
| Annual rainfall | 1,443 mm | 1,781 mm | 1,519 mm | 1,930 mm |
| Best months | May–Jun, Oct | May, Oct | May–Jun, Oct | May–Jun, Sep–Oct |
| Distance | — | 336 km | 145 km | 597 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kōrakuen Natural site, Kita-ku10 km W -
Crow Castle Historic site, Kita-ku11 km W -
Yoshii River River, Okayama7.8 km S
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Asahi River River, Japan9 km SW
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Te Shima Island, Kagawa22 km S -
Nao Shima Island, Kagawa25 km S -
Inujima Island, Okayama13 km S
Sources & licences
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