Higashinari-ku (東成区) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. As of September 2010, it had a total population of 79,435. The ward is located east of Osaka City, and is bordered clockwise north by: Jōtō-ku ward, the core city of Higashiōsaka, and the wards of Ikuno-ku, Tennōji-ku, and Chūō-ku. The official flower of Higashinari-ku are the rose and the pansy.

History

In 1925, Higashinari-ku was a vast ward covering most of northeastern Osaka. By 1943 however, it had become one of the smallest wards second only to Naniwa-ku, after two re-drawings of its boundaries. Nevertheless, its population density is still the fourth highest among the wards of Osaka, after Jōtō-ku, Nishi-ku, and Abeno-ku.

Economy

Company headquarters

Culture

Higashinari-ku ward is home to several Shinto shrines. Yasaka shrine is situated on the west bank of the Hirano river and is dedicated to Susanoo no Mikoto, the old guardian deity of Nakamichi. The shrine was established by Fujiwara no Michinaga as Gozutenno Hakusangongen in 1017, and was moved to its current location in 1584. In 1872, its name was changed to Yasaka. Hachioji shrine is dedicated to four deities and was established in around 273. In the early 700s, Emperor Kotoku gifted the shrine two stone guardian dog statues. It was known as Hachioji Inari or Tsubaki no gu up to 1872 when it was renamed Kudara shrine. When in 1909 it incorporated a neighbouring shrine, it became Hachioji.

Transportation

Metro

Education

The ward has a North Korean school, Middle Osaka Korean Elementary School (中大阪朝鮮初級学校).

List of educational institutions

Elementary schools Junior high schools