Otsu

Also known as Otsu City, Otsu-shi, Ōtsu-shi

thumb|right|270px| Ōtsu City Hall is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 343,991 in 153,458 households and a population density of 740 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .

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Ōtsu is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture in Japan, with a population of approximately 344,000 residents. As the prefectural capital, it serves as the administrative and governmental center for the Shiga region.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Ōtsu
Settlement.native_name_lang: ja
Settlement.settlement_type: Prefecture capital and Core city
Settlement.image_skyline: Otsu montage.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Enryaku-ji, Ishiyama-deraOtsu Festival and the tram, Mangetsu-ji UkimidoCity view and Lake Biwa
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Otsu, Shiga.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Emblem of Ōtsu, Shiga.svg
Settlement.image_map: Otsu in Shiga Prefecture Ja.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture
Settlement.pushpin_map: Japan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Japan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kansai
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Shiga
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Official name: 大津市
Population: 337634
Area: 464.10
Elevation: 131
Official website: www.city.otsu.lg.jp
Image: Otsu port02s3200.jpg

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Commons category: Otsu, Shiga
Commons gallery: 大津市
native label: 大津市
name in kana: おおつし
inception: 1933-04-01
hashtag: 大津市
P12749: coup d'état
transliteration or transcription: Otsu-shi

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Contents

History
Modern period
Demographics
Geography
Neighboring municipalities
Climate
Government
Economy
Education
Universities and colleges
Primary and secondary education
Transportation
Railway
Highway
Air
Sister cities
Arts and culture
Local attractions
Lake Biwa
Yodo River
National Historic Sites
Temples and shrines
Eight Views of Ōmi
Ōtsu Matsuri
Notable people from Otsu
References
External links

==History== Ōtsu is part of ancient Ōmi Province and has been settled since at least the Yayoi period. It was an important center of inland water transportation on Lake Biwa and was referred to in the Man'yōshū as and . It was also on the main land routes, the Tōkaidō and the Nakasendō connecting the eastern provinces with the ancient capitals of Japan. Additionally, the ancient Hokurikudō, which connected Kyoto to the provinces of northern Honshu, ran through Ōtsu. From 667 to 672, the Ōmi Ōtsu Palace, founded by Emperor Tenji, was the capital of Japan. Following the Jinshin War Ōtsu was renamed . A new capital, Heian-kyō, (now Kyoto), was established in the immediate neighborhood in 794, and Ōtsu (meaning "big port") was revived as an important traffic point and satellite town of the capital. With the establishment of the new capital, the name of the city was restored to "Ōtsu".