- Kashihara, Nara
Infobox City Japan
Name= Kashihara
JapaneseName= 橿原市
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Region= Kansai
Prefecture= Nara
District=
Area_km2= 39.52
PopDate= 2006
Population= 125,485
Density_km2= 3175.22
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LatitudeDegrees= 34
LatitudeMinutes= 31
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 135
LongtitudeMinutes= 48
LongtitudeSeconds=
Tree=Oak
Flower=Common gardenia
Bird=
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SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor= Yutaka Morishita
CityHallPostalCode= 634-8586
CityHallAddress= 1-1-18 Yagi-chō, Kashihara-shi, Nara-ken
CityHallPhone= 0744-22-4001
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.kashihara.nara.jp/ City of Kashihara]Nihongo|Kashihara|橿原市|Kashihara-shi is a city located in Nara,
Japan . It is the second largest city in the prefecture.As of 2003, the city has an estimated
population of 125,513 and the density of 3,175.94 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 pinpointed as the exact location. The city was the location of the Imperial capitalFujiwara-kyō , from 694 to 710.Railway stations in Kashihara
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Kintetsu :Osaka Line::(<< forOsaka ) - 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 >>)
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West Japan Railway Company :Sakurai Line ::(<< for Yamatotakada) - Unebi - (for Nara >>)See also
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Capital of Japan External links
*ja icon [http://www.city.kashihara.nara.jp/ Official website]
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