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Kashima City
Saga Prefecture · City
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Kashima City faces the Ariake Sea in the south of the prefecture and spreads out at the foot of Mt. Tara. Many worshipers visit Yutoku Inari Shrine, counted among Japan's three great Inari shrines. The city also has Hizen Hamashuku, a district lined with sake breweries, and the Hizen Kashima Tidal Flats, registered under the Ramsar Convention.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Saga Prefecture
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