Kashiwanoha
Kashiwanoha (柏の葉) ("Oak Leaf") is located in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, less than 25 minutes by Tsukuba Express, Tokyo's fastest private railway, from Akihabara (秋葉原), Tokyo.
Kashiwanoha
柏の葉 | |
|---|---|
  Kashiwanoha | |
| Coordinates: 35°42′2″N 139°42′54″E | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Chiba Prefecture |
| Core city | Kashiwa |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,031 |
| Feb. 2010 | |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Website | city.kashiwa.lg.jp (in Japanese) |
With the opening of University of Tokyo, Kashiwa Campus, the population of Kashiwanoha is growing, and the area is undergoing corresponding development, including the recent opening of a baseball stadium and football pitch in Kashiwanoha Park.
Facilities
- Kashiwanoha Park
Kashiwanoha Park covers an area of approximately 3 square kilometers. Complete with a lake, children's playground and running tracks, this is a very popular attraction. Many people visit to go rowing on the lake and make use of the barbecue facilities, or just to view the surrounding gardens.
Kashiwanoha Park Boat Pond
Kashiwanoha Park Community Gymnasium
Kashiwanoha Park Entrance
Kashiwanoha Park Koen Center
Kashiwanoha Park Makigahara-en
Kashiwanoha Park Rest House
Composed of a baseball stadium and a football pitch.
Kashiwanoha Park Stadium
- Kashiwanoha Campus
Kashiwanoha-campus Station is number 13 on the Tsukuba Express line (as numbered with Akihabara being station number 1). The Lalaport centre is immediately adjacent to the station and incorporates a shopping centre, restaurant complex, cinema and gym. The campus centre has bus links to Kashiwa, Nagareyama, Kashiwanoha Park, the University of Tokyo Kashiwa Campus and Edogawadai (for Edogawadai Station).
- University of Tokyo, Kashiwa Campus I
Newly built, state-of-the-art facilities.
- University of Tokyo, Kashiwa Campus II
- University of Tokyo, Kashiwa International Lodge
- Chiba University, Kashiwa campus
- UDCK
- Ministry of Finance, Customs Training Institute
- Police National, Research Institute of Police Science
- National Cancer Center
- Kashiwa Nishi Driving Schools
Major Events
- Kashiwa Festival
Timeline
August 25, 2005: Tsukuba Express, Tokyo's fastest private railway, opens in Akihabara.
References
- "Basic Resident Registers population by Jung-cho Oaza (branch)". Kashiwa City. Retrieved 2010-04-13.