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The city was founded on September 1, 1954, as a merger of townships in the area around the railway station and current city centre. On March 28, 2005 the town of Shōnan, from Higashikatsushika District, was merged into Kashiwa. The centre of the city is dominated by the large multi-story station and the neighbouring Takashimaya department store. The station is a stop on both the main JR Jōban line out of Ueno station, and the Tōbu-Noda line. Kashiwa is home to a professional football team, Kashiwa Reysol. Through the Kashiwa International Relations Association, the city of Kashiwa maintains relationships with cities in China, Guam, and the continental United States. Since 1973, Kashiwa has been the sister city of the Los Angeles suburb of Torrance, California. |