Kasai, Hyogo
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Kasai (加西市; -shi) is a city located in Hyogo, Japan.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 50,510 and the density of 336.31 persons per km². The total area is 150.19 km².
The city was founded on April 1, 1967 when the towns of Hojo-cho, Izumi-cho and Kasai-cho were combined to form Kasai-shi (Kasai city).
Kasai is famous for the Gohyaku-Rakan statues (the 500 disciples of Buddha). It's also famous for the Flower Center, the Maruyama Globe clock, the Princess Nehime burial mound, and for a shrine near Zenbo junior high school. Kasai has two festivals: Saisai festival in early August and Seku festival in early April.
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| Aioi | Akashi | Ako | Amagasaki | Asago | Ashiya | Awaji | Himeji | Itami | Kakogawa | Kasai | Kato | Kawanishi | Kobe (capital) | Miki | Minamiawaji | Nishinomiya | Nishiwaki | Ono | Sanda | Sasayama | Shiso | Sumoto | Takarazuka | Takasago | Tamba | Tatsuno | Toyooka | Yabu | |||
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| Ako | Ibo | Kako | Kanzaki | Kawabe | Mikata | Sayo | Taka | |||
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