Kashima (鹿島) may refer to:

Places in Japan

Kashima District, Ibaraki was a district located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 141,935 and a density of 404.21 persons per km2. The total area was 351.14 km2. Mergers * On September 1, 1995 - the town of Kash ...

, a district in Ibaraki Prefecture ** Kashima, Ibaraki, a city in Ibaraki Prefecture *** Kashima Soccer Stadium **** Kashima Soccer Stadium Station, railway station *** Kashima Power Station ***

Kashimajingū Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kashima, Ibaraki, Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the by the Public-Private_Partnerships_In_Japan, third sector Kashima ...

, railway station *** Kashima-Ōno Station, railway station ***

Kashima Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Kashima, Ibaraki in the northern Kantō region of Japan. It is dedicated to , one of the patron deities of martial arts. Various dōjō of '' kenjutsu'' and '' kendō'' often display a hanging scroll emblazoned ...

, a Shinto shrine *

Kashima, Saga is a city located in the southern part of Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. As of February 28, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 30,159 and a population density of 270 persons per km². The total area is 112.10 ...

, a city in Saga Prefecture ** Hizen-Kashima Station, railway station **

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 ...

, an annual sporting event *

Kashima, Kumamoto is a town located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of November 2016, the town has an estimated population of 9,119 and a density of 550 persons per km². The total area is 16.66 km². Kashima Town is well known for ...

, a town in Kumamoto Prefecture *

Kashima, Shimane was a town located in Yatsuka District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,071 and a density of 277.93 persons per km². The total area was 29.04 km². On March 31, 2005, Kashima, along with the to ...

, a town in Shimane Prefecture *

Kashima, Fukushima was a town located in Sōma District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,341 and a density of 114.21 persons per km2. The total area was 108.06 km2. On January 1, 2006, Kashima, along w ...

, a former town in Fukushima Prefecture (now part of Minamisōma, Fukushima) **

Kashima Station (Fukushima) is a railway station in the city of Minamisōma, Fukushima, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Kashima Station is served by the Joban Line, and is located 294.4 km from the official starting point of the ...

, railway station *

Kashima District, Ishikawa is a district located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of April 1, 2005 population data, the district has an estimated population of 18,952 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit ...

, a district in Ishikawa Prefecture ** Kashima, Ishikawa, a former town in Ishikawa Prefecture (now part of Nakanoto, Ishikawa) *

Kashima, Kagoshima was a village located in Satsuma District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 838 and the density of 96.54 persons per km2. The total area was 8.68 km2. On October 12, 2004, Kashima, along ...

, a former village in Kagoshima Prefecture (now part of Satsumasendai, Kagoshima) *

Kashima Station (Osaka) is a railway station in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Lines *West Japan Railway Company **JR Tōzai Line Layout *There is an island platform with two tracks on the second floor below ground, under the Tokai ...

, a railway station in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka * Kashima Domain, a historical ''tozama'' feudal domain of the Edo period *

Port of Kashima The Port of Kashima (鹿島港 Kashima-kō) is a Japanese seaport located in the cities of Kamisu and Kashima in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Port details Facing the Pacific Ocean, it runs from north to south, from Kashima to Kamisu in Ibar ...

, seaport located in the cities of Kamisu and Kashima *

Martial arts and sport

* Kashima Antlers (from Kashima, Ibaraki), is a professional football team playing in the J. League *

Kashima Shin-ryū is a Japanese ''koryū'' martial art whose foundation dates back to the early 16th century.Karl Friday, Friday, Karl F. with Seki Humitake, ''Legacies of the Sword: The Kashima Shin-ryū and Samurai Martial Culture'', Honolulu: University of Ha ...

is a ''koryū'' martial art *

Kashima Shintō-ryū is a traditional ('' koryū'') school of Japanese martial arts founded by Tsukahara Bokuden in the Muromachi period (c.1530). Due to its formation during the tumultuous Sengoku Jidai, a time of feudal war, the school's techniques are based on ...

is a ''koryū'' martial art focusing on kenjutsu *

Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū , often referred to simply as Jikishinkage-ryū or Kashima Shinden, is a traditional school ('' koryū'') of the Japanese martial art of swordsmanship ('' kenjutsu''). The school was founded in the mid-16th century, based upon older styles of sw ...

is a koryū teaching kenjutsu

Military

* Japanese battleship ''Kashima'', a pre-dreadnought battleship operating from 1906 to 1924 * Japanese cruiser ''Kashima'', a light cruiser operated from 1940 until 1947 * JDS ''Kashima'' (TV-3508), a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force training vessel operated from 1995 to present

Other uses

Kashima (god) is a deity in Japanese mythology, considered a god of thunder and a sword god. He also competed in what is considered the first sumo wrestling match recorded in history. He is otherwise known as "The ''kami'' of Kashima"" (Kashima-no-kami), t ...

, a Shinto god who restrains the Namazu *

Kashima (surname) Kashima (written: 鹿島) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Hitomi Kashima (born 1980), Japanese swimmer * Satoshi Kashima, Japanese civil engineer * Seibei Kashima (1866–1924), Japanese photographer * Sho Kashima ...

Kashima Railway Line The was the sole line operated by the Kashima Railway Company in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It operated between Ishioka Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ishioka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan ...

, a closed railway line *Kashima Reiko, a Japanese urban legend, similar to Teke Teke

Places in Japan

Martial arts and sport

Military

Other uses

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