Kashihara (橿原市, Kashihara-shi) is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of April 1, 2015^[update], the city has an estimated population of 124,829, with 52,034 households.^[1]

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Kashihara 橿原市
City
Left: Mount Unebi, Mount Amanokaga, Imai heritage old house site, Ofusa Kannon Temple, Right: Mount Miminashi, Kashihara Shrine, Kashihara Archaeological, Institute, Unebi-yamaguchi Shrine (all item from above to bottom)
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Location of Kashihara in Nara Prefecture
Kashihara Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°31′N 135°48′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Yutaka Morishita
Area
• Total	39.52 km2 (15.26 sq mi)
Population  (April 1, 2015)
• Total	124,829
• Density	3,176.79/km2 (8,227.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1-1-18 Yagi-chō, Kashihara-shi, Nara-ken 634-8586
Website	www.city.kashihara.nara.jp
Symbols
Flower	Common gardenia
Tree	Oak

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The city was founded on February 11, 1956. The former mayor was Yutaka Asoda, who was elected to his third term of office in 2003. The present mayor is Yutaka Morishita, who was elected in 2007.

The exact spot of Emperor Jimmu's accession to the imperial throne (i.e. the foundation of Japan) was debated for centuries until in 1863 scholars of national studies claimed to have identified an area within Kashihara as the exact location. The city was the location of the Imperial capital Fujiwara-kyō, from 694 to 710.

In the late 16th century it was said to be one of the two richest autonomous cities of Japan, as in Umi no Sakai, Riku no Imai (tr. "by the sea, Sakai – inland, Imai" - Imai or ja:今井町 is now a part of Kashihara).

On 8 July 2022, after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot while campaigning in Nara City, he was taken to Nara Medical University Hospital in Kashihara for treatment, but died there.^[2]

• Mount Unebi, one of Yamato Sanzan.
• Imai area, built around the 15th century.

• Yagi