is a

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located in the southern part of

Saga Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of 809,248 (1 August 2020) and has a geographic area of 2,440 km2 (942 sq mi). Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasak ...

on the island of

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. As of February 28, 2017, the city has an estimated

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of 30,159 and a

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of 270 persons per km². The total area is 112.10 km².

Geography

Kashima is located about 60 kilometers southwest of Saga City. It borders the

Ariake Sea The is a body of salt water surrounded by Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, and Kumamoto Prefectures, all of which lie on the island of Kyūshū in Japan. It is the largest bay in Kyūshū. Its deepest point is only about 50 meters (165 ft) deep, and ...

to the east and

Nagasaki Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Nagasaki Prefecture has a population of 1,314,078 (1 June 2020) and has a geographic area of 4,130 Square kilometre, km2 (1,594 sq mi). Nagasaki Prefecture borders ...

to the southwest. The southern area contains the Tara Mountains and the northern area consists of open plains along the coast, and the city proper. *

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s: Mount Kyōga (1076 m), Mount Jōdo (501 m), Mount Kotoji (501 m), Mount Gibi (198 m) *

River A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

s: Shiota River, Kashima River, Hama River, Naka River

Adjoining municipalities

** Ureshino ** Shiroishi ** Tara *

** Ōmura

History

*1889-04-01 - The modern municipal system was established. The current city region consists of six villages (Minami-Kashima, Kita-Kashima, Hachihongi, Fureda, Nogomi and Nanaura; all from

Fujitsu District is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan. As of February 1, 2009, the district has an estimated population of 10,075 and a density of 136 persons per km2. The total area is 74.21 km2. Municipalities * Tara, whose borders are effecti ...

). *1912-12-01 - Minami-Kashima Village became Minami-Kashima Town, and Kita-Kashima Village was renamed Kashima Village. *1918-08-03 - Hachihongi Village became Hama Town. *1954-04-01 - Kashima Town absorbed Hama Town, Kashima Village, Furueda Village and Nogomi Village to create Kashima City. *1955-03-01 - Part of Nanaura Village was incorporated into Kashima City, while the remaining portion was incorporated into Tara Town.

Education

High schools

*Saga Prefectural Kashima High School *Saga Prefectural Kashima Vocational High School

Junior high schools

*Tōbu Junior High School *Seibu Junior High School

Elementary schools

*Kashima Elementary School *Nogomi Elementary School *Furueda Elementary School *Hama Elementary School *Kita-Kashima Elementary School *Nanaura Elementary School *Meirin Elementary School

Transportation

Air

The nearest airports are

Saga Airport is an airport in the Kawasoe area of Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It also uses the unofficial name . Saga Airport is located on the edge of the Ariake Sea, in what is best called a polder, 35 minutes from JR Saga Station by bus. History ...

and

Nagasaki Airport is an international airport located west of the railway station in the city of Ōmura and north northeast of the Nagasaki railway station in the city of Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The airport terminal and runway 14/32 are on a ...

Rail

JR Kyushu The , also referred to as , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait ...

Nagasaki Main Line The , or simply Nagasaki Line, is a railway line owned by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) connecting Tosu Station in Saga Prefecture to Nagasaki Station in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. There is a separate branch of this line from Kikitsu S ...

*** Hizen-Kashima Station -

Hizen-Hama Station is a railway station in Kashima, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line. Lines The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 57.6 km from the starting point of the line at . ...

- Hizen-Nanaura Station -

Hizen-Iida Station is a railway station in Kashima, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line. Lines The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 63.6 km from the starting point of the line at . ...

::(the main station is Hizen-Kashima)

Road

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: **There are no expressways in Kashima. The closest interchange is the Ureshino Interchange. *

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: ** Route 207 **

Route 444 The following highways are numbered 444: Australia * Wilsons Promontory Road Canada *Manitoba Provincial Road 444 Japan * Japan National Route 444 United States * Interstate 444 (Unsigned highway, unsigned) * Louisiana Highway ...

** Route 498 * Prefectural roads: **Saga Prefectural Route 41

Festivals

The

Kashima Gatalympics The Kashima Gatalympics is an event held in the mudflats of the Ariake Sea off Kashima city in Saga Prefecture, Japan. The event takes place every year at the end of May. Participants compete in novelty games such as the mud sumo tournament, the 2 ...

is held every May in Hama-chō, a part of Kashima City. This event involves playing a variety of sports in the mudflats of the

Sport

The local

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is Saga LIXIL F.C., and competes in the Kyushu Football League. Formerly known as Kyushu INAX SC, it changed its name when INAX's parent company LIXIL took over. It's also a pun on the team being from Kashima, as LIXIL also sponsors 8-time Japanese champions

Kashima Antlers are a football club in Kashima, Ibaraki, currently playing in the J1 League, top tier of Japanese professional football leagues. The name ''Antlers'' is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island". The club has fi ...

(from the city in Ibaraki).

Tourism

Yūtoku Inari Shrine is a shrine located in Kashima City, Saga Prefecture. It is one of the most famous Inari shrines in Japan. History Dedicated to Inari, the ''kami'' whose messengers are foxes, it is the third largest of its kind in Japan. It was constructed ...

(祐徳稲荷神社), one of the three biggest and most famous

Inari Inari may refer to: Shinto * Inari Ōkami, a Shinto spirit ** Mount Inari in Japan, site of Fushimi Inari-taisha, the main Shinto shrine to Inari ** Inari Shrine, shrines to the Shinto god Inari * Inari-zushi, a type of sushi Places * Inari, ...

shrines in Japan. There is a bus from Hizen-Kashima Station to Yūtoku Inari Shrine. Japanese liquor brewing street (肥前浜宿酒蔵通り),It is 15 minutes on foot for a way from

Famous people from Kashima

*YUKI, one half of the duo

BENNIE K Bennie K was an Urban Contemporary female duo formed in 1999 that consists of vocalist Yuki and rapper Cico. They met while Yuki was in Los Angeles undergoing voice training with Roger Burnley. They made their debut in January 2001 with the sin ...

Narimi Arimori Narimi Arimori (有森也実 ''Arimori Narimi'', born 10 December 1967 in Yokohama, Japan) is a Japanese actress. Filmography Film *''Hoshizora no Mukō no Kuni'' (1986) – Risa *''Final Take'' (1986) – Koharu Tanaka *''Tora-san's Bluebird ...

, actress

References

External links

Kashima City official website

The Kashima Gatalypic Official Website
{{Authority control Cities in Saga Prefecture