Otsu
Sign in to savethumb|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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- Prefecture capital and Core city
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- Enryaku-ji, Ishiyama-deraOtsu Festival and the tram, Mangetsu-ji UkimidoCity view and Lake Biwa
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Article
27 sectionsContents
- 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
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 .
==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".