Kashima

Kashima (鹿島) is the name of several places in Japan:
* Kashima, Ibaraki, a city in Ibaraki Prefecture
* Kashima, Saga, a city in Saga Prefecture

* Kashima District, Ibaraki, a district in Ibaraki Prefecture
* Kashima District, Ishikawa, a district in Ishikawa Prefecture

* Kashima, Fukushima,a former town in Fukushima Prefecture
* Kashima, Ishikawa, a former town in Ishikawa Prefecture (now part of Nakanoto, Ishikawa)
* Kashima, Kagoshima, a former village in Kagoshima Prefecture (now part of Satsumasendai, Kagoshima)
* Kashima, Kumamoto, a town in Kumamoto Prefecture
* Kashima, Shimane, a town in Shimane Prefecture

Other:
* Kashima is a Shinto god who restrains the Namazu.
* Kashima Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Kashima, Ibaraki.
* Kashima-Shinryu is a "koryū" martial art.
* Kashima Shinto-ryu is a "koryū" martial art focusing on kenjutsu.
* Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū is a koryū teaching kenjutsu.
* Kashima Antlers is a professional football team playing in the J. League.
* Kashima is also a Japanese surname.
* Kashima was a cruiser in World War II.
*Takehiro Kashima