is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 113,229 in 45771 households and a population density of 290 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area of the city is .
Higashià Âmi is located in east-central Shiga Prefecture, with a small shoreline the eastern shore of Lake Biwa, and extending inland to the Suzuka Mountains and the border with Mie Prefecture. Parts of the city are within the borders of the Suzuka Quasi-National Park.
Mie Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture
Higashià Âmi has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Higashià Âmi is 12.7 ðC. The average annual rainfall is 1673 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.5 ðC, and lowest in January, at around 1.1 ðC. The highest recorded temperature was 38.8 ðC (July 26, 2014) and the lowest was -11.6 ðC (January 31, 1982).
Per Japanese census data, the population of Higashià Âmi has recently plateaued after several decades of growth.
Higashià Âmi is part of ancient à Âmi Province. Portions of the area were under the control of Yamakami Domain, a 13,000 koku fudai territory during the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. With the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the town of Yà Âkaichi was established within Gamà  District, Shiga. Yà Âkaichi merged with the villages of Hirata, Ichinobe, and Tamano in Gamà  District, and Misono and Takebe from Kanzaki District and was elevated to city status on August 15, 1954. The city of Higashià Âmi was established on February 11, 2005, from the merger of Yà Âkaichi with the towns of Eigenji and Gokashà  (both from Kanzaki District), and the towns of Aità  and Kotà  (both from Echi District).
On January 1, 2006, the town of Notogawa (from Kanzaki District), and the town of Gamà  (from Gamà  District) were merged into Higashià Âmi.
Higashià Âmi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 25 members. Higashià Âmi, together with the town of Ryà «à Â, contributes three members to the Shiga Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Shiga 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan, and is represented by Kenichiro Ueno.
The economy of Higashià Âmi is centered on agriculture and light manufacturing. There are several industrial parks in the city. Murata Manufacturing, Kyocera, Panasonic, Suntory and Toppan have large factories in the city.
Higashià Âmi has 22 public elementary schools and ten public middle schools operated by the city government. There are five public high schools operated by the Shiga Prefectural Department of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped. The Biwako-Gakuin University, a private's university with associated junior college, is also located in Higashià Âmi.
JR West â Biwako Line
Ohmi Railway â Main Line
Ohmi Railway â Yà Âkaichi Line
Higashià Âmi maintains the following sister city relationships.