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|etymology = 東 (Higashi) = ''East'' <br/>方 (Kata) = ''Way/path''<br/>憲 (Nori) = ''Basic law''<br/>助 (Suke) = ''Help/assistance''{{Cite}}

|alias = Norisuke Higashikata

|age = 68<ref name=SBRC40>{{Ch|SBR Chapter 40}}</ref>

|birthday = 1846<ref name=JJLC11P18>{{Ch|JJL Chapter 11}}, p.18</ref><ref group="lower-alpha">In [[SBR Chapter 40]], it is stated in a newspaper that Norisuke is 68 years old. Since the race takes place in 1890, he would've been born around 1822. However, ''[[JoJolion]]''{{'}}s Higashikata family tree states that Norisuke was born in 1846, which would put his age at 44 during the Steel Ball Run race. Thus, there is a massive age discrepancy of 24 years.</ref>

{{Hatnote|For other usages of the name "Norisuke Higashikata", see the [[Norisuke Higashikata|disambiguation page]]}}

{{Quote|Good choice. It would be improper of someone like [[Hot Pants|you]] to touch a man's navel.|Norisuke Higashikata I|[[SBR Chapter 40]]}}

 

Norisuke is a Japanese competitor in the [[Steel Ball Run (race)|Steel Ball Run race]]. He accumulates significance in ''[[JoJolion]]'' when he is revealed to have established the success of the [[Higashikata Family|Higashikata bloodline]], founding the [[Higashikata Fruit Company]].

According to [[Tsurugi Higashikata]]'s explanation of the Higashikata family's superstitious beliefs of warding away "demons of sickness", Norisuke, being the firstborn son of his family, was raised as a girl until age twelve.<ref name="JJLC23P23">{{Ch|JJL Chapter 23}}, p.23</ref>

 

[[File:Norisukehp.png|thumb|Norisuke showing Hot Pants the newspaper]]

Norisuke is able to place 1st during the fourth Stage of the [[Steel Ball Run (race)|Steel Ball Run race]]. Following the end of the fourth stage, Norisuke is seen trying to get water for his horse while talking with Hot Pants about how he had gotten first place. He directs her to a newspaper with an article on him, revealing the fact that he had two navels. According to the newspaper, Norisuke's navels were one of the oddities of the world and current research was being conducted on them by several medical experts. He asks Hot pants if she wanted to touch them, though she refuses out of disgust. He states that she had made the right choice, as it would have been improper of someone like her to touch it.<ref name="SBRC40" />

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==Trivia==

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*Norisuke shares his hometown of {{W|Sendai, Miyagi|Sendai}} with [[Hirohiko Araki]], the author of [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure|the manga]].