Map of Kashihara-shi, Japan

Kashihara-shi is a city in Nara, Japan, with a population of about 124,521. It lies at 34.5090°N, 135.7929°E. Kashihara-shi is about 378 km (235 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Yamato-Takada, 4 km to the west.

Kashihara-shi at a glance

Where is Kashihara-shi?

• The 2nd largest city in Nara on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 50 min on the shortest day to 14 h 28 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kashihara-shi

• Yamato-Takada — 4 km west
• Sakurai — 5 km east
• Kashiba — 8 km west
• Tenri — 9 km northeast
• Katsuragi — 9 km west
• Yamatokōriyama — 11 km north
• Tondabayashichō — 18 km west
• Kashihara — 18 km northwest
• Fujiidera — 19 km west
• Habikino — 19 km west

Largest cities in Nara

• Nara-shi — 367,353
• Ikoma — 120,741
• Yamatokōriyama — 83,285
• Kashiba — 78,113
• Tenri — 71,052
• Yamato-Takada — 61,744
• Sakurai — 58,386
• Katsuragi — 37,352
• Gojō — 34,342

Largest cities in Japan

• Tokyo — 9,733,276
• Yokohama — 3,777,491
• Osaka — 2,753,862
• Nagoya — 2,332,176
• Sapporo — 1,973,832
• Fukuoka — 1,612,392
• Kawasaki — 1,538,262
• Kobe — 1,525,152
• Kyoto — 1,463,723
• Saitama — 1,324,854

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.