Kashihara, Nara

Kashihara (Japanese橿 原 市, -shi, literally: oak level) is the second largest city in the Japanese prefecture of Nara. The name of the town goes back to the former government palace Kashihara no Miya (橿原 の 宮) of the first Japanese emperor Jimmu - Tenno.

The whole city area is just located, but offers with the nearby three mountains of Yamato, Yamato Sanzan a scenic scenery.

Climate

Kashihara is characterized by hot summers and cold winters. Due to its location within a basin turns out there relatively little rainfall.

Town History

In the year 694 Japan's first large-scale administrative capital was in the area where spreads the contemporary city, built by the Chinese model: Fujiwara - kyō.

Also found in Kashihara numerous Shinto shrines that Engishiki already emerged in the early 10th century mentioned.

The actual urban development continued then during the 16th century when the city was Imai -chō (今井 町) as an independent city of temples around the temple Shōnen- ji (称 念 寺) around. At the Meiji period then the Shinto Shrine Kashihara jingū (橿 原 神宫) was founded.

On February 11, 1956 Kashihara got after the merger of the municipalities Yagi -chō (八 木 町), Imai -chō (今井 町), Unebi -chō (亩 傍 町) and the villages Masuge -mura (真 菅 村), Kamogimi -mura ( 鸭 公 村) and Miminari -mura (耳 成 村) the municipal law.

Traffic

  • Road Keinawa highway
  • National Road 24,165,166,169
  • JR Sakurai Line
  • Kintetsu Osaka Line
  • Kintetsu Minamiōsaka - line
  • Kintetsu Kashihara Line
  • Kintetsu Yoshino Line

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Gose ( Nara )
  • Sakurai ( Nara )
  • Yamatotakada
  • Asuka ( Nara )
Tree Color Cities of Japan Gose (Nara) Sakurai (Nara) Yamatotakada, Nara Asuka (Nara) Ikoma, Nara Kashiba, Nara Katsuragi, Nara Tenri, Nara Uda (Nara) Ikaruga (Nara)
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