What is "higashi"

n. 1 (context sumo English) the right-hand (more prestigious) side of the banzuke ((term lang=ja 番付), “ranking list”) 2 (context sumo English) a rikishi ((term lang=ja 力士), “sumo wrestler”) listed on the right side of the banzuke 3 (context sumo English) the eastern side of the ring

Higashi (Japanese: 干菓子 or 乾菓子, dry confectionery), is a type of wagashi, which is dry and contains very little moisture, and thus keeps relatively longer than other kinds of wagashi.

Higashi is the Japanese word for east. In kanji it is represented as 東.

Higashi may also refer to several places in Japan:

• 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