Higashikawa, Hokkaidō

nihongo|Higashikawa|東川町|Higashikawa-chō is a town located in Kamikawa (Ishikari) District, Kamikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan.

As of 2007, the town has an estimated population of 7,740 and a density of 31.39 persons per km². The total area is 247.06 km².

Higashikawa declared itself a photo town (写真の町, "shashin no machi") in the 1980s and has done much to sponsor photography since, notably the annually awarded Higashikawa Prizes.

External links

*ja icon [http://town.higashikawa.hokkaido.jp/ Official website]
* [http://town.higashikawa.hokkaido.jp/en/ English summary]
*ja icon [http://town.higashikawa.hokkaido.jp/phototown/declaration.htm Higashikawa as photo town]