Kashima (鹿嶋市, Kashima-shi) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Its home field, Kashima Soccer Stadium, was used as a site during the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

[3] Ibaraki Prefecture Kashima has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall.

[4] Per Japanese census data,[6] the population of Kashima has recently plateaued after a long period of growth.

[7] Kashima has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 20 members.

In terms of national politics, the city is part of Ibaraki 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.