is one of seven ward

Wards of Japan

A is a subdivision of one of the cities of Japan that is large enough to have been designated by government ordinance. Wards are used to subdivide each city designated by government ordinance...

s of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka

Hamamatsu, Shizuoka

is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. On July 1, 2005, the city merged with 11 surrounding cities and towns. It became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2007.- History :...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, located in the east-central part of the city. It is the second smallest of the seven wards of Hamamatsu in terms of area, after Naka-ku

Naka-ku, Hamamatsu

is one of seven wards of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the central part of the city. It encompasses the site of Hamamatsu Castle and Hamamatsu Station, the central business district and a number of high density residential areas. Although its area is the smallest of the seven wards of...

. It is bordered by Hamakita-ku

Hamakita-ku, Hamamatsu

is one of the seven wards of the city of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is bordered by Tenryū-ku, Higashi-ku and Naka-ku and the city of Iwata. The Tenryū River and the Akaishi Mountains form natural boundaries for the ward...

, Kita-ku

Kita-ku, Hamamatsu

is one of seven wards of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the north of the city. It is bordered by Tenryū-ku to the north, Higashi-ku and Naka-ku to the east, Hamakita-ku Minami-ku and Kosai to the south, and the cities of Toyohashi and Shinshiro to the west...

, Minami-ku

Minami-ku, Hamamatsu

is one of seven wards of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the south of the city. It is bordered by Naka-ku, Higashi-ku, Nishi-ku, and the city of Iwata and Pacific Ocean...

, and Naka-ku

Naka-ku, Hamamatsu

is one of seven wards of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the central part of the city. It encompasses the site of Hamamatsu Castle and Hamamatsu Station, the central business district and a number of high density residential areas. Although its area is the smallest of the seven wards of...

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Higashi-ku was created on April 1, 2007 when Hamamatsu became a city designated by government ordinance (a "designated city").

Higashi-ku is served by Tenryūgawa Station

Tenryugawa Station

is a railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line of Central Japan Railway Company in Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The station is 252.7 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station.-History:...

 on the Tōkaidō Main Line

Tokaido Main Line

The is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...

, and by Jidōsha-Gakkō-Mae Station

Jidosha-Gakko-Mae Station

is a train station on the Enshū Railway Line in Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.-Station History:Jidōsha-Gakkō-Mae Station was established on December 6, 1909 as . It was renamed to in 1926. The station gained its present name with the opening of a large driver’s training school...

, Saginomiya Station

Saginomiya Station (Shizuoka)

is a train station on the Enshū Railway Line in Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan-Station history:Saginomiya Station was established on December 6, 1909...

, Sekishi Station

Sekishi Station

is a train station on the Enshū Railway Line in Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.-Station history:Sekishi Station was established on December 6, 1909 as . In 1926, the station was renamed . It gained its present name in June 1964. The station has been unmanned since...

 and Enshū-Nishigasaki Station

Enshu-Nishigasaki Station

is a train station on the Enshū Railway Line in Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan-Station History:Enshū-Nishigasaki Station was established on December 6, 1909. It was renamed in April 1923, Freight services were discontinued from 1973....

 on the Enshū Railway Line

Enshu Railway Line

The Enshū Railway Line, officially the , is a Japanese railway line in Shizuoka Prefecture, running north from Shin Hamamatsu, Naka Ward through Nishi Kajima, Tenryū Ward, all within Hamamatsu. This is the only railway line Enshū Railway operates...

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