Kashiwa is a city located in Chiba,Japan.The city has a population of 382,957.The Kashiwa is said to born from "kashiba" wharf in old japanese.The sun city of Kashiwa the cultular blend.The enterance,a canopy of steel and glass,distinguishes the building from local architecture.a bamboo garden encircling the facility places in the far east..The nearby TX station is "Kashiwa noha Campus" in front of which a large shopping mall opened in November 2006.Jr Kashiwa station is connected with Tokyo station by 40 minutes.For a Western stay in this Japan city, try the Mitsui Garden Hotel in the heart of the city. They take all major credit cards and offer a Western style restaurant, and vending machines for late night snacks. The tsukuba express railway connects the campus area to Akihabara famous electric merchendises as well to Tsukuba science city.