Kashihara橿原市

Kashihara-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Kashihara (橿原市, Kashihara-shi) is a city in Nara Prefecture. Population 120,922 (2020 census), area 39.56 km². Borders 7 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Nara Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

橿原市

Reading

Kashihara-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Nara 奈良県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

120,922 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.6% from 124,111

Area

39.56 km²

Density

3,057 people per km²

Households

51,330

Under 15

11.9%

65 and over

29.1%

Foreign residents

1,045 (0.9%)

Code

29205 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kashihara.nara.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Kashihara. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yamatotakada City大和高田市
• Sakurai City桜井市
• Gose City御所市
• Tawaramoto Town田原本町
• Takatori Town高取町
• Asuka Village明日香村
• Koryo Town広陵町

Questions about Kashihara

Is Kashihara a city or a prefecture?

Kashihara (橿原市) is a city (市, shi) in Nara Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Kashihara?

Kashihara is in Nara Prefecture (奈良県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kashihara?

120,922 at the 2020 census, down 2.6% from 124,111 in 2015. The area is 39.56 km², which is 3,057 people per km². 51,330 households. 29.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kashihara?

Seven: Yamatotakada City (大和高田市), Sakurai City (桜井市), Gose City (御所市), Tawaramoto Town (田原本町), Takatori Town (高取町), Asuka Village (明日香村), and Koryo Town (広陵町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kashihara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kashihara written in Japanese?

橿原市, read Kashihara-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kashihara begin?

奈良県橿原市… (Nara-ken, Kashihara-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.