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is the capital city of Shiga, Japan. As of February 2007 the city has an estimated population of 329,355 with an age average of 40.7 years (15.42% of which are younger than 15 and 16.81% are older than 65) and a density of 880.49 persons per km². The total area...
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Offers history and organization of Otsu, sightseeing and events, and statistics.
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Otsu (大津市; Otsu-shi) is a city in southern Shiga Prefecture and the prefecture's capital. Katata Ukimido 堅田 浮御堂 - The Ukimido Floating Temple in Lake Biwa, Katata, Shiga Prefecture is famous as one of the Omi Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi).
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is a train station in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Lines Keihan Electric Railway Keishin Line Layout Adjacent stations...
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Ōtsu's location in Shiga, Japan. Ōtsu (大津市, Ōtsu-shi?) is the capital city of Shiga, Japan.
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is the capital city of Shiga, Japan.As of February, 2007, the city has an estimated population of 329, 355, with an age average of 40.7 years (15.42% of which have less than 15 years of age and 16.81% are over 65) and a density of 880.49persons per km². The total area is 374.06 km².From Otsu, the Michigan...
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On March 20, 2006, the town of Shiga from Shiga District merged into the city of Ōtsu. Shiga District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
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Ōtsu (大津) [1] is the capital of Shiga prefecture.
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In addition to ōtsu junkichi, Shiga produced several of his most famous short stories in the 1910s, including "Claudius's Journal," "Sebei's Gourds," "An Incident," and "Han's Crime." He also began work on A Dark Night's Passing, though the novel would not be completed until 1937. His marriage in 1914 to a widow who had a...
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on Ōtsu:capital, Shiga ken (prefecture), southern Honshu, Japan, on the shore of Lake Biwa. A castle town established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the 16th century, it is situated at the junction of ancient highways, including the Tōkaidō (Eastern Sea Highway). Ōtsu has long been a ga...
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