Higashinada-ku, Kobe

Higashinada (東灘区, Higashinada-ku) is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 30.36 km2. and a population of 212,111 (2012). South of the Hanshin Main Line, it is also home to some notable sake brewing areas, including Uozaki and Mikage.[1]

Location of Higashinada-ku in Kobe
Rokkō Island Line and Rokkō Island from Mount Nagamine of Rokko Mountains

Transportation

Railways
  • JR Kobe Line (Sumiyoshi - Settsu Motoyama - Konan-Yamate)
  • Hankyu Kobe Line (Mikage - Okamoto)
  • Hanshin Main Line (Ishiyagawa - Mikage - Sumiyoshi - Uozaki - Ōgi - Fukae)
  • Rokko Liner

Roads
  • Hanshin Expressway 3 - Kobe Route, 5 - Wangan Route
  • Route 2, Route 43, Route 171

Sea

Education
Nada High School, one of the top high schools in Japan
Rokko Island High School

Universities:

  • Kobe International University on Rokko Island
  • Konan University
  • Konan Women's University

Public high schools:

Private high school:

  • Nada High School

International schools:

Former schools:

  • Norwegian School - Moved to Rokko Island in 1990, closed in 2005.[4]

References
  1. Higashinada Ward Office Kobe City Archived 2018-04-05 at the Wayback Machine - "Why is Nada sake so tasty?"
  2. "Home" (Archive). Canadian Academy. Retrieved on May 3, 2015. "4-1 Koyo-cho Naka Higashinada-ku Kobe 658-0032"
  3. "Admission." Deutsche Schule Kobe/European School. Retrieved on November 1, 2015. "Rokko Island 3-2-8 Koyochonaka Higashinada-ku Kobe city"
  4. "Den Norske Skolen i Japan lagt ned" (Archive). Norge Idag. 6 August 2005. Retrieved on November 3, 2015.

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