Kashihara
Kashihara-shi 橿 原 市 |
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Geographical location in Japan | ||
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Region : | Kinki | |
Prefecture : | Nara | |
Coordinates : | 34 ° 31 ' N , 135 ° 48' E | |
Basic data | ||
Surface: | 39.52 km² | |
Residents : | 122.003 (October 1, 2019) |
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Population density : | 3087 inhabitants per km² | |
Community key : | 29205-2 | |
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Flag / coat of arms: | ||
Tree : | Evergreen oaks | |
Flower : | Gardenia augusta | |
Color : | White , green , maroon | |
town hall | ||
Address : |
Kashihara City Hall 1 - 1 - 18 , Yagi-chō Kashihara -shi Nara 634-8586 |
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Website URL: | http://www.city.kashihara.nara.jp | |
Location of Kashiharas in Nara Prefecture | ||
Kashihara ( Japanese 橿 原 市 , - shi , literally: "oak plain") is the second largest city in the Japanese prefecture of Nara . The name of the city goes back to the former government palace Kashihara no Miya ( 橿 原 の 宮 ) of the first Japanese emperor Jimmu - Tennō .
The entire urban area is flat, but offers a beautiful landscape with the nearby three mountains of Yamato, the Yamato Sanzan .
climate
Kashihara is characterized by hot summers and cold winters. Due to its location within a valley basin, there is relatively little precipitation.
City history
In the year 694, Japan's first large-scale administrative capital based on the Chinese model was built in the area where the present city extends: Fujiwara-kyō .
There are also numerous Shinto shrines in Kashihara , which were mentioned as early as the early 10th century Engishiki .
The actual urban development began during the 16th century, when the city of Imai ( 今井 ) emerged as an independent temple city around the temple Shōnen-ji ( 称 念 寺 ). The Shintō shrine Kashihara-jingū ( 橿 原 神宮 ) was founded during the Meiji period .
The community of Kashihara emerged on February 11, 1956 from the merger of the small towns of Yagi ( 八 木 町 , - chō ), Imai ( 今井 町 , -chō ), Unebi ( 畝 傍 町 , -chō ) and the villages of Masuge ( 真 菅 村 , - mura ), Kamogimi ( 鴨 公 村 , -mura ) and Miminari ( 耳 成 村 , -mura ).
Attractions
There is an important Archaeological Museum in Kashihara, which is affiliated with the Archaeological Research Institute of Nara Prefecture .
traffic
- Street
- Keinawa Highway
- National Road 24,165,166,169
- train
- JR Sakurai Line
- Kintetsu Osaka line
- Kintetsu Minamiōsaka Line
- Kintetsu Kashihara line
- Kintetsu Yoshino line
Neighboring cities and communities
Personalities
- Tasuku Hiraoka (* 1996), soccer player
- Manabu Minami (* 1988), soccer player
- Masayuki Tokutake (* 1991), football player