Kashiwa
Kashiwa
柏市 | |||||||||
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Location of Kashiwa in Chiba Prefecture | |||||||||
| Coordinates: 35°52′3.3″N 139°58′32.7″E / 35.867583°N 139.975750°E | |||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||
| Region | Kantō | ||||||||
| Prefecture | Chiba | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Mayor | Kazumi Ota (since November 2021) | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 114.74 km2 (44.30 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population (May 1, 2024) | |||||||||
• Total | 435,578 | ||||||||
| • Density | 3,800/km2 (9,800/sq mi) | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | ||||||||
| City symbols | |||||||||
| • tree | Daimyo oak, Castanopsis | ||||||||
| • Flower | Phlox subulata; Erythronium japonicum; sunflower | ||||||||
| • Bird | Azure-winged magpie | ||||||||
| Phone number | 04-7167-1111 | ||||||||
| Address | 5-10-1 Kashiwa, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba-ken 270-8505 | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
Kashiwa (柏市, Kashiwa-shi) is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. 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. 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: 柏, a reference to Quercus dentata, commonly known in English as the Japanese emperor oak or daimyo oak.