Higashinari-ku, Osaka


Higashinari-ku is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan.

History

In 1925, Higashinari-ku was a vast ward covering most of northeastern Osaka. By 1943 however, it had became the 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.

Education

The ward has a North Korean school, Middle Osaka Korean Elementary School.