Kashihara, Nara

City in Kansai, Japan

Kashihara Flag Emblem
Location of Kashihara in Nara Prefecture

Symbols

Flower	Common gardenia
Tree	Oak

Kashihara (橿原市, Kashihara-shi) is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of April 1, 2015^[update], the city has an estimated population of 124,829, with 52,034 households.^[1]

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

The exact spot of Emperor Jimmu's accession to the imperial throne (i.e. the foundation of Japan) was debated for centuries until in 1863 scholars of national studies claimed to have identified an area within Kashihara as the exact location. The city was the location of the Imperial capital Fujiwara-kyō, from 694 to 710.

In the late 16th century it was said to be one of the two richest autonomous cities of Japan, as in Umi no Sakai, Riku no Imai (tr. "by the sea, Sakai – inland, Imai" - Imai or ja:今井町 is now a part of Kashihara).

On 8 July 2022, after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot while campaigning in Nara City, he was taken to Nara Medical University Hospital in Kashihara for treatment, but died there.^[2]

Transport

Rail

Kintetsu Railway
- Osaka Line: (<< for Osaka) - Masuga - Yamato-Yagi - Miminashi - (for Toba, Nagoya >>)
- Kashihara Line: (<< for Kyoto) - Ninokuchi - Yamato-Yagi - Yagi-nishiguchi - Unebigoryōmae - Kashiharajingū-mae (line terminus)
- Minami Osaka Line: Bojo - Kashiharajingū-nishiguchi - Kashiharajingu-mae - (Yoshino Line >>)
- Yoshino Line: (<< Minami-Osaka Line) - Kashiharajingū-mae - Okadera - (Yoshino >>)
West Japan Railway Company
- Sakurai Line: (<< for Yamatotakada) - Unebi - (for Nara >>)

Road

Gallery

Mount Unebi, one of Yamato Sanzan.
Imai area, built around the 15th century.

References

^ "市町村別推計人口・世帯数". Nara Prefecture (in Japanese). April 1, 2015. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
^ "Man taken into custody after former Japanese PM Abe Shinzo collapses | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News". 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.