Higashi-ku, Fukuoka

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Higashi-ku is in darker green
Higashi-ku is in darker green
Marker for the location of a fortress used to defend against the Mongol invasions of Japan
Marker for the location of a fortress used to defend against the Mongol invasions of Japan

Higashi-ku (東区; -ku) is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka City, Japan. As of 2004, it had a population of 275,652 people and an area of 66.68 sq. km. Its name literally means "east ward." Kashii is in this ward, as is the Hakozaki campus of Kyushu University.