Higashi is the Japanese word for east. In kanji it is represented as 東.
Higashi may also refer to:
Places
[edit]- Higashi, Shibuya, a district of Shibuya, Tokyo
- Higashi, Fukushima, a village in Fukushima Prefecture
- Higashi, Okinawa, a village in Okinawa Prefecture
- Higashi-ku is the name of wards of four cities:
- Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, a ward of Fukuoka
- Higashi-ku, Hiroshima, a ward of Hiroshima
- Higashi-ku, Nagoya, a ward of Nagoya
- Higashi-ku, Sapporo, a ward of Sapporo
People with the surname
[edit]- Junya Higashi, Japanese footballer
- Keigo Higashi, Japanese footballer
- Kelly Higashi, American judge and lawyer
- Koichi Higashi, Japanese footballer
- Kotaro Higashi, Japanese footballer
- Satoru Higashi (東 悟, born 1963), Japanese boxer
- Shunki Higashi (東 俊希, born 2000), Japanese footballer
Fictional characters
[edit]- Joe Higashi, a character from SNK's Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series
- Kotaro Higashi, an alter ego of Ultraman Taro from the 1973 tokusatsu series of the same name.
- Setsuna Higashi, a character in Fresh Pretty Cure!
Other uses
[edit]- Higashi (food), Japanese confectionery
- One of the Maug Islands
See also
[edit]- Azuma (disambiguation) (the Japanese character for east is also pronounced azuma)
- East (disambiguation)