Kashiwanoha

Kashiwanoha
柏の葉
Kashiwanoha
Coordinates: 35°42′2″N 139°42′54″E / 35.70056°N 139.71500°E / 35.70056; 139.71500Coordinates: 35°42′2″N 139°42′54″E / 35.70056°N 139.71500°E / 35.70056; 139.71500
Country  Japan
Region Kantō
Island Honshū
Population
 • Total 3,031
  Feb. 2010
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website (Japanese)

Kashiwanoha (柏の葉)("Oak Leaf") is located in the Chiba Prefecture of Japan, less than 25 minutes by Tsukuba Express, Tokyo's fastest private railway, from Akihabara (秋葉原), Tokyo.

With the opening of Tokyo University, 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 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.

Composed of a baseball stadium and a football pitch.

Kashiwanoha Campus is station 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).

Newly built, state of the art facilities.

Major Events

Timeline

August 25, 2005: Tsukuba Express, Tokyo's fastest private railway, opens in Akihabara.

References

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