Kashihara
Kashihara City · Japan
Kashihara, in Nara Prefecture, is considered in both mythology and historical scholarship to be the founding ground of Japan — the site where, according to tradition, Emperor Jimmu established the first imperial capital. The city holds the ruins of Fujiwara-kyō, the imperial capital built under Empress Jitō, along with Hon-Yakushi-ji temple ruins, Maruyama Kofun, and the Yamato Sanzan, all on UNESCO's Cultural Heritage Tentative List as part of the Asuka and Fujiwara Imperial Capitals.
- Population124,521
- Nearest water from center 0.2 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 1.4 km0.8 mi
Nearest airports
Climate · monthly averages
J
3°37°
75mm3.0in
F
4°38°
85mm3.4in
M
7°45°
130mm5.0in
A
12°54°
130mm5.2in
M
17°63°
150mm5.9in
J
21°70°
235mm9.2in
J
25°77°
200mm7.9in
A
26°79°
140mm5.5in
S
22°72°
185mm7.3in
O
16°61°
175mm7.0in
N
11°51°
90mm3.6in
D
5°41°
75mm3.0in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗