Higashi
Higashi is a family name for the following people:
- Akira Higashi (* 1972), Japanese ski jumper
- Junji Higashi (* 1946), Japanese politician
- Jun'ya Higashi (born 1997), Japanese football player
- Kazuhiro Higashi (* 1968), Japanese ski jumper
- Keigo Higashi (* 1990), Japanese soccer player
- Kōichi Higashi (* 1978), Japanese football player
- Mineo Higashi (* 1938), Japanese writer
- Shunki Higashi (* 2000), Japanese soccer player
- Sonomamma Higashi (also Hideo Higashi ; * 1957), Japanese comedian and politician, see Hideo Higashikokubaru
- Yasuhiro Higashi († 2012), Japanese baseball player
- Yōichi Higashi (* 1934), Japanese director and screenwriter
- Yōko Higashi (* 1974), Japanese illustrator, amateur singer, songwriter and poet
Higashi ( 東 , "East") is also the name of several Japanese local authorities and administrative units:
- Communities
- Higashi-son , a village (-son) in Kunigami County (-gun ) of Okinawa Prefecture (-ken) , see Higashi (Okinawa)
- Higashi-mura , a former village (-mura) in Nishi-Shirakawa County of Fukushima Prefecture, see Higashi (Fukushima)
- Higashi-mura , a former village in Kita-Saitama County, Saitama Prefecture, see Higashi (Saitama)
- Higashi-mura , a former village in Kami-Habu County, Chiba Prefecture, see Higashi (Chiba)
- Higashi-mura , a former village in Minami-Uonuma County of Niigata Prefecture, see Higashi (Niigata)
- Higashi-mura , a former village in Kita-Saku County, Nagano Prefecture, see Higashi (Nagano)
- Higashi-mura , a former village in Gujō County of Gifu Prefecture, see Higashi (Gifu)
- Higashi-son , a former village in Iwami County, Tottori Prefecture, see Higashi (Tottori)
- Higashi-mura , a former village in Hikawa County of Shimane Prefecture, see Higashi (Shimane)
- Higashi-mura , a former village in Numakuma County, Hiroshima Prefecture, see Higashi (Numakuma)
- Higashi-mura , a former village in Sera County, Hiroshima Prefecture, see Higashi (Sera)
- Districts (-ku) of designated cities (seirei shitei toshi)
- Higashi-ku (Sapporo) , a district of the city (-shi) Sapporo in the [prefecture (-dō) ] Hokkaidō
- Higashi-ku (Niigata) , a district of Niigata City in Niigata Prefecture
- Higashi-ku (Hamamatsu) , a district of Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
- Higashi-ku (Nagoya) , a district of Nagoya City in Aichi Prefecture
- Higashi-ku (Osaka) , a former district of Osaka City in (-fu) Osaka Prefecture , before that a district / urban district of Osaka Prefecture
- Higashi-ku (Sakai) , a district of Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture
- Higashi-ku (Okayama) , a district of Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
- Higashi-ku (Hiroshima) , a district of Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
- Higashi-ku (Fukuoka) , a district of Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
- Higashi-ku (Kumamoto) , a district of Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture
- as Higashi , Higashichō or Higashimachi districts of numerous communities
- Preceding or trailing part of the name (in Latin either written together, with a hyphen or completely separated) of numerous counties, municipalities, districts and other geographical names in Japan, e.g. B. in Higashi Nihon , Eastern Japan
See also: Azuma , another Japanese reading by 東
