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[[File:Kashiwa city hall.jpg|right|thumb|270px|Kashiwa City Hall]]
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{{nihongo|'''Kashiwa'''|柏市|Kashiwa-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in northwestern [[Chiba Prefecture]], [[Japan]].<ref name="enc">{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of Japan | title = Kashiwa | url = http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ | accessdate = 2012-07-17 | year = 2012 | publisher = Shogakukan | location = Tokyo | oclc = 56431036}}</ref> As of December 1, 2015, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 411,602 and a [[population density]] of 3,590 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area was {{convert|114.72|sqkm|sqmi}}.
{{nihongo|'''Kashiwa'''|柏市|Kashiwa-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in northwestern [[Chiba Prefecture]], [[Japan]].<ref name="enc">{{cite encyclopedia
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}}</ref> As of December 1, 2015, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 411,602 and a [[population density]] of 3,590 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area was {{convert|114.72|sqkm|sqmi}}.


The name of the city of Kashiwa in the [[Japanese language]] is written with a single ''[[kanji]]'' character, {{linktext|柏}}, a reference to ''[[Quercus dentata]]'', commonly known in English as the daimyo oak.
The name of the city of Kashiwa in the [[Japanese language]] is written with a single ''[[kanji]]'' character, {{linktext|柏}}, a reference to ''[[Quercus dentata]]'', commonly known in English as the daimyo oak.


==Geography==
==Geography==
Kashiwa is located on the [[Shimōsa Plateau]] in the far northwestern corner of Chiba Prefecture.<ref name="kokushi">{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Kokushi Daijiten | title = 柏 | url = http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ | accessdate = 2012-07-17 | year = 2012 | publisher = Shogakukan | location = Tokyo | language = Japanese | trans_title = Kashiwa | oclc = 683276033}}</ref>
Kashiwa is located on the [[Shimōsa Plateau]] in the far northwestern corner of Chiba Prefecture.<ref name="kokushi">{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Kokushi Daijiten |title=柏 |url=http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |accessdate=2012-07-17 |year=2012 |publisher=Shogakukan |location=Tokyo |language=Japanese |trans_title=Kashiwa |oclc=683276033 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com:80/ |archivedate=August 25, 2007 }}</ref>


===Neighboring municipalities===
===Neighboring municipalities===

Revision as of 05:16, 2 July 2016

Kashiwa
柏市
Core city
Looking east from Kashiwa Station
Looking east from Kashiwa Station
Flag of Kashiwa
Flag
Official seal of Kashiwa
Seal
Location of Kashiwa in Chiba Prefecture
Location of Kashiwa in Chiba Prefecture
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureChiba Prefecture
Government
 • -MayorHiroyasu Akiyama (since November 2009)
Area
 • Total114.74 km2 (44.30 sq mi)
Population
 (December 1, 2015)
 • Total411,602
 • Density3,590/km2 (9,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols 
• treeDaimyo oak, Castanopsis
• FlowerPhlox subulata; Erythronium japonicum; sunflower
• BirdAzure-winged magpie
Phone number04-7167-1111
Address5-10-1 Kashiwa, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba-ken 270-8505
Websitewww.city.kashiwa.lg.jp
Kashiwa City Hall

Kashiwa (柏市, Kashiwa-shi) is a city located in northwestern Chiba Prefecture, Japan.[1] As of December 1, 2015, the city had an estimated population of 411,602 and a population density of 3,590 persons per km2. The total area was 114.72 square kilometres (44.29 sq mi).

The name of the city of Kashiwa in the Japanese language is written with a single kanji character, 柏, a reference to Quercus dentata, commonly known in English as the daimyo oak.

Geography

Kashiwa is located on the Shimōsa Plateau in the far northwestern corner of Chiba Prefecture.[2]

Neighboring municipalities

History

Early history

Kashiwa has been settled since ancient times, and was historically part of Shimōsa Province. The area around Kashiwa was the site of the Battle of Sakainehara in 1478 early in the Sengoku period (1467 – 1573). During the Edo period (1603 – 1868), the area was tenryō territory controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate. The shogunate established a number of horse ranches which provided war horses for the army of the shogunate. The Tokugawa shogunate put much effort into draining the marshy areas of Lake Tekanuma during the Edo period as part of large-scale land reclamation carried out across Japan.[2] Kashiwa was developed as a post station on the Mito Kaidō, which connected the capitol at Edo with Mito in present-day Ibaraki Prefecture.

Modern history

After the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Kashiwa Village was created in Chiba Prefecture on October 1, 1889. Kashiwa was connected to Tokyo by rail in 1896, and rail construction during the Meiji period (1868 – 1912) established the area as a commercial center.[1] Kashiwa became a town on September 15, 1926. Kashiwa, like much of northern Chiba Prefecture, saw the development of numerous military installations in the 1930s, notably after the Mukden Incident in 1931.[2] The Imperial Japanese Army established Kashiwa Air Field and Kashiwa Military Hospital, and Kashiwa became a military town. The air field was abandoned after the end of World War II, but the hospital continues to exist as the Kashiwa Public Hospital.[1]

On September 1, 1954, Kashiwa absorbed neighboring Kogane Town and Tsuchi and Tanaka villages to form the new city of Tokatsu (東葛市, Tokatsu-shi). However, many politicians in Kogane Town were vehemently opposed to the merger, and forced its dissolution on October 15, 1954 with most of former Kogane Town merging with Matsudo city instead.[2] On November 1, 1954, Fuse Village broke away from Tokatsu, eventually joining Abiko Town to form the city of Abiko. The remaining portion of Tokatsu was renamed Kashiwa on November 15, 1954. On December 25, 1955 a fire of unknown origin destroyed the former Kashiwa City Hall, and burned down most of the center of the city. In the 1960s, Kashiwa was designated for reconstruction with a special fund from the central government, which included Japan’s first pedestrian decks, completed at Kashiwa Station in 1973.

On April 1, 2008, Kashiwa was designated as a core city, with increased local autonomy. In August 2010, the city population exceeded 400,000 people.

Economy

Kashiwa is a regional commercial center and a bedroom community for nearby Chiba and Tokyo.[1] The city has a mixed industrial base, with food processing industries forming an important portion of the economy. Nikka Whisky Distilling, Asahi Soft Drinks, and Ito Ham all have production facilities in Kashiwa. There is some residual agriculture of turnips, onions and spinach.[1]

Education

Universities

Primary and secondary education

  • Kashiwa has 42 public elementary schools, 21 public middle schools, three private combined middle/high schools and nine public and two private high schools.

Transportation

Rail

Highways

Sports

Kashiwa is home to the professional football team Kashiwa Reysol.

Sister cities

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Kashiwa". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved 2012-07-17. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c d "柏". Kokushi Daijiten (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 683276033. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved 2012-07-17. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "US-Japan Sister Cities by State". Asia Matters for America. Honolulu, HI: East-West Center. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 21 November 2015.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kashiwa, Chiba.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kashiwa.
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