The ward has an area of 160.28 km2 and a population of 96,718.

The wards of Okayama were established when Okayama became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2009.

Mount Kami (神山, Kami-yama) is a mountain in Higashi-ku that is sacred to the Honbushin religion.

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