Kashiwa

Kashiwa
柏市
Park City Kashiwanoha Campus Kashiwa Station Kashiwa No.2 Shopping Arcade Kashiwa Stadium LaLaport Kashiwanoha Akebonoyama Park Kashiwanoha-campus Station
Park City Kashiwanoha Campus
Kashiwa Station Kashiwa No.2 Shopping Arcade
Kashiwa Stadium LaLaport Kashiwanoha
Akebonoyama Park Kashiwanoha-campus Station
Flag of Kashiwa
Official seal of Kashiwa
Location of Kashiwa in Chiba Prefecture
Location of Kashiwa in Chiba Prefecture
Kashiwa is located in Japan
Kashiwa
Kashiwa
Location of Kashiwa in Japan
Kashiwa is located in Kanto Area
Kashiwa
Kashiwa
Location of Kashiwa in Kantō Regiom
Kashiwa is located in Chiba Prefecture
Kashiwa
Kashiwa
Location of Kashiwa in Chiba Prefecture
Coordinates: 35°52′3.3″N 139°58′32.7″E / 35.867583°N 139.975750°E / 35.867583; 139.975750
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureChiba
Government
 • MayorKazumi Ota (since November 2021)
Area
 • Total114.74 km2 (44.30 sq mi)
Population
 (May 1, 2024)
 • Total435,578
 • Density3,800/km2 (9,800/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
WebsiteOfficial website
Kashiwa City Hall

Kashiwa (柏市, Kashiwa-shi) is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.[1] As of May 1, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 435,578 in 199,926 households and a population density of 3800 persons per km2.[2] The total area of the city is 114.72 square kilometres (44.29 sq mi).

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

  1. ^ "Kashiwa". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
  2. ^ "Kashiwa city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.