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Kashihara City
Nara Prefecture · City
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Kashihara City takes its name from the legend that Emperor Jimmu took the throne southeast of Mt. Unebi, and Kashihara Jingu stands here. The city is surrounded by the Yamato Sanzan, the three mountains Unebi, Amanokagu and Miminashi, and has the site of Fujiwara-kyo, the capital Empress Jito moved to. The Imaicho townscape of Edo-period merchant houses is also worth seeing.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Nara Prefecture
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