Kashihara, Nara

橿原市
橿原市
City
	Flag
	Location of Kashihara in Nara
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara
Government
• Mayor	Yutaka Morishita
Area
• Total	39.52 km2 (15.26 sq mi)
Population (April 1, 2015)
• Total	124,829
• Density	3,176.79/km2 (8,227.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Oak
- Flower	Common gardenia
Address	1-1-18 Yagi-chō, Kashihara-shi, Nara-ken; 634-8586
Website	www.city.kashihara.nara.jp

Kashihara (橿原市code: ja is deprecated , Kashihara-shi) is a Japanese city in Nara Prefecture on the island of Honshū.^[1]

History

According to legend, Emperor Jimmu was enthroned at Kahihara.^[1]

Fujiwara-kyō was the ancient capital of Japan from the year 694 to 710.^[1]

The modern city was established in 1956.

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died in Nara Medical University Hospital after he was shot during a campaign speech on 8 July 2022 by a 41-year-old unemployed man, Tetsuya Yamagami.