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O⋅tsu

  [oht-soo]
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–noun
a city in S Honshu, Japan, on Lake Biwa. 301,700.
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O·tsu   (ō'tsōō)   
A city of southern Honshu, Japan, on the southern shore of Lake Biwa near Kyoto. It was an imperial seat in the second and seventh centuries A.D. Population: 325,000.
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Otsu

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 Tokaido (Eastern Sea Highway). Otsu has long been a gateway to Kyoto and a centre of transportation. The city contains the Ishiyama-dera (Ishiyama Temple), associated with Murasaki Shikibu, author of the 11th-century novel Genji monogatari (The Tale of Genji), one of the great classics of Japanese literature. Industries produce electrical appliances and textiles. Pop. (2005) 323,719.

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