It reads かしはらし — Kashihara Shi.
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Kashihara is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2024, the city had an estimated population of 118,674 in 56,013 households, and a population density of 3000 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 39.56 km2 (15.27 sq mi). A number of historical sites in Kashihara are listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List as "The Asuka and Fujiwara Imperial Capitals and Related Properties," including the remains of Fujiwara-kyō, Hon-Yakushi-ji temple ruins, Maruyama Kofun, and the Yamato Sanzan.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Kashihara.
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橿原市 is read かしはらし (Kashihara Shi). It is a city in Nara Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Kashihara has a population of 121,604 across 40 km², making it the 208th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 3rd largest of the 39 in Nara.
The closest municipalities to Kashihara are Sakurai Shi (3 km), Asuka Mura (5 km), Tawaramoto Cho (5 km).