Kashiwa is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
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10 Facts About Kashiwa
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Kashiwa is located on the Shimosa Plateau in the far northwestern corner of Chiba Prefecture, about 30 kilometers from the prefectural capital at Chiba and 25 to 35 kilometers from central Tokyo.
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Kashiwa has a Humid subtropical climate characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall.
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Per Japanese census data, the population of Kashiwa has been increasing rapidly over the past 70 years.
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Kashiwa has been settled since ancient times, and was historically part of Shimosa Province.
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The area around Kashiwa was the site of the Battle of Sakainehara in 1478 early in the Sengoku period .
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Kashiwa was developed as a post station on the Mito Kaido, which connected the capitol at Edo with Mito in present-day Ibaraki Prefecture.
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Kashiwa was connected to Tokyo by rail in 1896, and rail construction during the Meiji period established the area as a commercial center.
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On September 1,1954, Kashiwa absorbed neighboring Kogane Town and Tsuchi and Tanaka villages to form the new city of Tokatsu.
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Kashiwa is a regional commercial center and a bedroom community for nearby Chiba and Tokyo.
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