Kashiwa
Known locally as "Little Shibuya," Kashiwa is a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, with a notably dense café, restaurant, and shopping scene concentrated around its centre. The city's name is written with a single kanji character — 柏 — referencing the Japanese emperor oak. Designated a core city, it sits in the northwestern part of Chiba Prefecture within easy reach of water and the wider Tokyo region.
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- Population433,436
- Nearest water from center 1.0 km0.6 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 30 km19 mi
Nearest airports
Kashiwa: quick answers
Where is Kashiwa?
Kashiwa is in Kashiwa City, Japan, about 30 km19 miles in a straight line from Saitama.
How do you get to Kashiwa?
The nearest airport is Narita (NRT), about 1 hr 4 min away by road. The nearest train station is 柏, about 2 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Kashiwa?
The warmest month is August, averaging 26°C79°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 3°C38°F. The wettest month is October, with about 188 mm7.4 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Kashiwa?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 126 restaurants, 22 cafés and 13 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.