Kashiba, Nara

Kashiba 香芝市
City
Kashiba city office
Flag Emblem
Location of Kashiba in Nara Prefecture
Kashiba Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°32′N 135°42′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Akio Sakiyama
Area
• Total	24.23 km2 (9.36 sq mi)
Population  (March 31, 2017)
• Total	79,023
• Density	3,300/km2 (8,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1397 Honmachi, Kashiba-shi, Nara-ken 639-0292
Website	www.city.kashiba.lg.jp
Symbols
Flower	Violet
Tree	Oak

Kashiba (香芝市, Kashiba-shi) is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on October 1, 1991. In 2017, the city has an estimated population of 79,023 with 30,557 households and a population density of 3,300 persons per km². The total area is 24.23 km².

Education

Kashiba has 10 public elementary schools, each school with a separate kindergarten, except for one (Mami Nishi).

• Osaka Shoin Women's Junior College

Transportation

Rail

• West Japan Railway Company
  • Wakayama Line: Shizumi Station - Kashiba Station - JR Goidō Station
• Kintetsu Railway
  • Osaka Line: Sekiya Station - Nijō Station - Kintetsu Shimoda Station - Goidō Station
  • Minami Osaka Line: Nijōzan Station

Roads

• Expressways
  • Nishi-Meihan Expressway
• Japan National Route 165
• Japan National Route 168

External links

• Media related to Kashiba, Nara at Wikimedia Commons
• Kashiba City official website (in Japanese)