Kashiwara [city] - Kashiwara

Japanese: 柏原[市] - かしわら

A city in central-eastern Osaka Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1958. The city center is at the mouth of the Yamato River where it flows into the Osaka Plain. It has prospered since ancient times as a key transportation hub connecting Osaka and Yamato, and as the terminus of Yamato River shipping. In addition to the traditional dyeing and bleaching industries, the city is home to bearings and other machine parts, chemical and pulp industries, and a cottage industry for button manufacturing. Grape cultivation and wine brewing are also thriving in the foothills. It is close to Osaka City and is undergoing residential development. There are ancient tombs, as well as the remains of Kawachi Kokubunji Temple and Kokubun Nunnery Temple. It is served by the Kansai Main Line, the Kintetsu Osaka Line, and the Nishi-Meihan Expressway. It has an area of 25.33 ^km2 . Population: 74,773 (2010).
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Japanese:

大阪府中東部の市。1958年市制。大和川が大阪平野に出る渓口に中心市街があり，古来大阪と大和を結ぶ交通要地，大和川舟運の終着地として繁栄。在来の染色・晒(さらし)工業のほか，ベアリングなどの機械部品・化学・パルプ工業，家内工業のボタン製造が行われる。山麓ではブドウ栽培，ブドウ酒醸造も盛ん。大阪市に近く宅地化が進む。古墳群，河内国分寺・国分尼寺跡がある。関西本線，近鉄大阪線，西名阪自動車道が通じる。25.33km²。７万4773人（2010）。
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