Higashi-ku, Sapporo
Higashi-ku, Sapporo (東区、札幌) is one of the 10 wards in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is directly translated as "east ward", and is neighboured to Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Shiroishi-ku, Ebetsu, Tōbetsu.
Overview
According to the jūminhyō (registry of current residential addresses and figures) in 2008, 254,360 people are living in Higashi-ku. It has 57.13 km² of areas, and a number of rivers are located in the ward including Toyohira River.
The ward has a mascot character, Tappy, which is designed as a fairy of the onion and named in 1993 as a portmanteau word of "Tamanegi (means onion in Japanese) " and "happy".[1] The onion is one of the vegetables mainly raised in Higashi-ku, and that is a reason why Tappy is associated with onion.[1]
History
Originally, at the place where Higashi-ku is currently located, Naebo Village and Okadama Village have been formed by the pioneers from the outside of Hokkaidō since 1870. Sapporo Village was established in 1871, and Kariki Village was established in 1873. In 1902, Naebo Village, Okadama Village, and Kariki Village were merged into Sapporo Village, which became almost same extent with current Higashi-ku.[2]
In 1955, Sapporo Village was merged into Sapporo City, and in 1972, Sapporo was listed as one of the cities designated by government ordinance,[2] which enabled Higashi-ku to come into existence. In 1988, the Tōhō line of the Sapporo Municipal Subway was laid, and a number of subway stations were placed in some locations in Higashi-ku.
Economy
The headquarters of Hokkaido Air System is located on the property of Okadama Airport in Okadama-chō.[3] Previously the airline was headquartered in the New Chitose Airport terminal in Chitose.[4]
In April 2004 Air Nippon Network was headquartered in Higashi-ku.[5]
Points of interest
- Okadama Airport - an airport located in Okadama.
- Moerenuma park - a park designed by Isamu Noguchi, an American-Japanese artist.
- Sapporo Satoland - one of the venues of the Sapporo Snow Festival.
- Sapporo Beer Museum - an only beer museum in Japan.
- Sapporo Community Dome - a sports and event venue, which is also known as its nickname "Tsu-Dome".
- Sapporo Ōtani University and Sapporo Ōtani Junior College
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Higashi-ku, symbol
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The history of the reclamation of Higashi-ku
- ↑ "会社概要." Hokkaido Air System. Retrieved on August 30, 2011. "〒007-0880 札幌市東区丘珠町 丘珠空港内"
- ↑ "会社概要." Hokkaido Air System. Retrieved on May 19, 2009. "本社事務所 ： 千歳市美々新千歳空港ターミナルビル内"
- ↑ "会社概要." Air Nippon Network. April 6, 2004. Retrieved on May 20, 2009. "本社所在地 北海道札幌市東区丘珠町63番地"
Coordinates: 43°4′34″N 141°21′49″E / 43.07611°N 141.36361°E
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