Kashiwa

Known locally as "Little Shibuya," Kashiwa is a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, with a notably dense café, restaurant, and shopping scene concentrated around its centre. The city's name is written with a single kanji character — 柏 — referencing the Japanese emperor oak. Designated a core city, it sits in the northwestern part of Chiba Prefecture within easy reach of water and the wider Tokyo region.

• Population433,436
• Nearest water from center1.0 km
• Nearest mountain from center30.1 km
• UNESCO within 50 km1