Kashihara 橿原市
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Location of Kashihara in Nara
Kashihara
Coordinates: 34°31′N 135°48′E / 34.517°N 135.8°E / 34.517; 135.8Coordinates: 34°31′N 135°48′E / 34.517°N 135.8°E / 34.517; 135.8
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara
Government
- Mayor	Yutaka Morishita
Area
- Total	39.52 km2 (15.3 sq mi)
Population (January 1, 2010)
- Total	125,547
- Density	3,176.79/km2 (8,227.8/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Oak
- Flower	Common gardenia
Phone number	0744-22-4001
Address	1-1-18 Yagi-chō, Kashihara-shi, Nara-ken 634-8586
Website	City of Kashihara

Kashihara (橿原市, Kashihara-shi^?) is a city located in Nara, Japan. It is the second largest city in the prefecture.

As of January 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 125,547 and the density of 3,176.79 persons per km². The total area is 39.52 km².

The city was founded on February 11, 1956.　The former mayor is Yutaka Asoda, who was elected to his third term of office in 2003. But now, The mayor is Yutaka Morishita,who was elected in 2007.

The exact spot of Emperor Jimmu's descent to earth was debated for centuries until in 1863 an area that is now part of the city was claimed to be the exact location. The city was the location of the Imperial capital Fujiwara-kyō, from 694 to 710.

Railway stations in Kashihara

• Kintetsu

Osaka Line

(<< for Osaka) - Masuga - Yamato-Yagi - Miminashi - (for Toba, Nagoya >>)

Kashihara Line

(<< for Kyoto) - Ninokuchi - Yamato-Yagi - Yagi-nishiguchi - Unebigoryomae - Kashiharajingu-mae (line terminus)

Minami-Osaka Line

Bojo - Kashiharajingu-nishiguchi - Kashiharajingu-mae - (Yoshino Line >>)

Yoshino Line

(<< Minami-Osaka Line) - Kashiharajingu-mae - Okadera - (Yoshino >>)

• West Japan Railway Company

Sakurai Line

(<< for Yamatotakada) - Unebi - (for Nara >>)

See also

• Capital of Japan

External links

• Media related to Kashihara, Nara at Wikimedia Commons
• (Japanese) Official website

North exit of the Yamato-Yagi Station, with an obelisk proclaiming Kashihara to be the city where the Japanese nation was founded.

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