Kasai (加西市, Kasai-shi) is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2022^[update], the city had an estimated population of 42,494 in 18242 households and a population density of 72 persons per km².^[1] The total area of the city is 150.98 square kilometres (58.29 sq mi).

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Kasai 加西市
City
Kasai City Hall
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Location of Kasai in Hyōgo Prefecture
Kasai Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°56′N 134°50′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Hyōgo
Government
• Mayor	Kazuhira Nishimura (since June 2011)
Area
• Total	150.98 km2 (58.29 sq mi)
Population  (April 30, 2022)
• Total	42,494
• Density	280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1000 Yokoo, Hōjō-chō, Kasai-shi, Hyōgo-ken 675-2395
Website	Official website
Symbols
Flower	Salvia
Tree	Live oak

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Kasai is located almost in the center of the Harima Plain, with forests in the north and low mountains in the south. The city measures approximately 12.4 kilometers east–west, and 19.8 kilometers north–south. The main rivers that flow here are the Manganji River, which is one of the tributaries of the Kako River, and the Fukkoji River, which is a tributary of the Manganji River.

Per Japanese census data,^[3] the population of Kasai has remained relatively steady over the past 70 years.

The area of the modern city of Kasai was within ancient Harima Province. In the Edo Period, it was mostly tenryō territory administered directly by the Tokugawa shogunate with a small portion of the area under the control of Himeji Domain. The village of Hōjō was established within Kasai District with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Hōjō was elevated to town status on January 15, 1955. On April 1, 1967 Hōjō merged with the neighboring towns of Izumi and Kasai to form the city of Kasai.

Kasai has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 15 members. Kasai contributes one member to the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Hyōgo 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

The economy of Kasai is centered around agriculture.

Kasai has 11 public elementary schools and four public middle schools operated by the city government and two public high school operated by the Hyōgo Prefectural Department of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.

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• Ichijō-ji, the temple's pagoda, completed in 1171, is a National Treasure of Japan
• Rakan-ji, famous for its Gohyaku-Rakan statues (the 500 disciples of Buddha)
• Hyōgo Prefectural Flower Center
• Tamaoka Kofun Cluster, National Historic Site
• Maruyama Park, where one can find the world's largest globe clock (Guinness certified) and reputedly the world's longest roller slide^{[citation needed]}

• Kiichi Inoue, politician
• Shiro Miya, musician