Ōtsu, Shiga
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大津 | |
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| 大津市 · Ōtsu City | |
 Location of Ōtsu in Shiga | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Shiga |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Naomi Koshi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 464.10 km2 (179.19 sq mi) |
| Population (August 1, 2011) | |
| • Total | 336,430 |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Prunus serrulata |
| - Flower | Viola eizanensis |
| - Bird | Black-headed Gull |
| Address | 3-1 Goryō-chō, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-8575 |
| Website | www |
It has been recognized as a core city since 2009.[2]
History
Ōtsu was the site of an Imperial palace from 667 to 672. Emperor Tenji lived in Ōtsu.[3]
In the Edo period, Ōtsu was one of fifty-three shogunate-maintained waystations (shuku-eki) along the road which connected Edo and Kyoto.[4]
Geography
Ōtsu is on the south shore of Lake Biwa.
Gallery
Ōtsu by Hiroshige
Ōtsu, Shiga Media
Main Gate of JR West Ōtsu Station
Keihan Sakamoto Station
Alphanumeral road sign for Tōmei Expressway and Meishin Expressway
Alphanumeral road sign for Shin-Tōmei Expressway, Shin-Meishin Expressway and Isewangan Expressway
三井寺疎水
Pagoda of Ishiyama-dera, a National Treasure of Japan
Mii-dera (Onjoji) in Otsu, Shiga prefecture, Japan.
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ōtsu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 765; "Kansai" at p. 477.
- ↑ Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research, Vol. 2011 (2011), p. 8 [PDF 8 of 14]; retrieved 2012-12-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Ōtsu-no-miya" at p. 477.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Tōkaidō" at p. 973.
Other websites
Media related to Otsu, Shiga at Wikimedia Commons
- Ōtsu City website Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
