Kashima, Ibaraki
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Kashima (鹿嶋市; -shi) is a port city located on the Pacific Ocean in Ibaraki, Japan. It is sometimes considered to be part of the Greater Tokyo Area.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 63,379 and the density of 681.79 persons per km². The total area is 92.96 km².
The city was founded on September 1, 1995.
Kashima is the home of a major professional soccer team, Kashima Antlers. Kashima soccer stadium was used for the soccer World Cup in 2002. The city is also the site of the Kashima Shrine, a Shinto temple which is considered the birthplace of many influential styles of swordplay (Kenjutsu) in Japan.
Kashima has a large industrial park with about 1500 factories.
[edit] Transportation
Kashima is at the eastern end of the JR Kashima Line which connects it (through the Narita Line and Sobu Line) to Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo. The Higashikanto Expressway follows a similar route from Kashima to Tokyo.
The closest major airport is Narita International Airport.
[edit] External links
- Kashima official website in Japanese
- Kashima Ohka Park
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