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Encyclopedia > Kashima, Ibaraki

Kashima (鹿嶋市; -shi) is a port city located on the Pacific Ocean in Ibaraki, Japan. It is sometimes considered to be part of the Greater Tokyo Area. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県; Ibaraki-ken) is located in the Kanto region on Honshu island, Japan. ... The Greater Tokyo Area (東京都市圏 Tōkyō-toshiken), also the Tokyo-Yokohama area, is a large metropolitan area in Japan consisting of the metropolis of Tokyo and the prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama. ...


As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 63,379 and the density of 681.79 persons per km². The total area is 92.96 km². 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


The city was founded on September 1, 1995. September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Kashima is the home of a major professional soccer team, Kashima Antlers. It also houses the Kashima Shrine, a Shinto temple which is considered the birthplace of many influential styles of swordplay (Kenjutsu) in Japan. Kashima Antlers F.C.(鹿島アントラーズ) is a J. League team. ... Kashima Shrine (鹿島神宮 Kashima-jingu) is a shrine dedicated to the Shinto kami Takemikazuchi-no-mikoto, one of the patron kami of martial arts. ... Shinto (Kanji: 神道 Shintō) (sometimes called Shintoism) is a native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. ... Kenjutsu (Japanese: 剣術) is a classical Japanese martial art, a koryu budo. ...


Transportation

Kashima is at the eastern end of the JR Kashima Line which connects it (through the Narita Line and Sobu Line) to Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo. The Higashikanto Expressway follows a similar route from Kashima to Tokyo. The Narita Line (成田線 Narita-sen) is a name used by three railway lines located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. ... Sōbu Main Line (総武本線 Sōbu-honsen) is a railway line between Tokyo and the east coast of Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company. ... Chiba Prefecture (千葉県 Chiba-ken) is located in the Greater Tokyo Area of Honshu Island, Japan. ... Tokyo ) , literally eastern capital, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and includes the highly urbanized central area formerly known as the city of Tokyo which is the heart of the Greater Tokyo Area. ... The Higashi-Kanto Expressway ) is an expressway in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. ...


The closest major airport is Narita International Airport. Narita International Airport (Japanese: 成田国際空港 Narita Kokusai KÅ«kō) (IATA: NRT, ICAO: RJAA) is an international airport located in Narita, Chiba, Japan, in the eastern portion of the Greater Tokyo Area. ...


External links

  • Kashima official website in Japanese
  • Kashima Ohka Park
Shadow picture of Ibaraki Prefecture Ibaraki Prefecture Symbol of Ibaraki Prefecture
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Bando | Chikusei | Hitachi | Hitachinaka | Hitachi-Omiya | Hitachiota | Hokota | Inashiki | Ishioka | Itako | Joso | Kamisu | Kasama | Kashima | Kasumigaura | Kitaibaraki | Koga | Mito (capital) | Moriya | Naka | Namegata | Omitama | Ryugasaki | Sakuragawa | Shimotsuma | Takahagi | Toride | Tsuchiura | Tsukuba | Tsukubamirai | Ushiku | Yuki
Districts
Higashiibaraki | Inashiki | Kitasouma | Kuji | Naka | Nishiibaraki | Sashima | Yuki
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Kashima is the home of a major professional soccer team, Kashima Antlers.
It also houses the Kashima Shrine, a Shinto temple which is considered the birthplace of many influential styles of swordplay (Kenjutsu) in Japan.
Kashima is at the eastern end of the JR Kashima Line which connects it (through the Narita Line and Sobu Line) to Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo.
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