Higashinada-ku, Kobe
Ward in Kansai, Japan
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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]
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
Universities:
- Kobe International University on Rokko Island
- Konan University
- Konan Women's University
Public high schools:
- Rokko Island High School (神戸市立六甲アイランド高等学校) on Rokko Island
Private high school:
International schools:
- Canadian Academy on Rokko Island[2]
- Deutsche Schule Kobe on Rokko Island[3]
Former schools:
- Norwegian School - Moved to Rokko Island in 1990, closed in 2005.[4]
