Otsu

Summary

Otsu is a core city of Japan^[1]. Otsu has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Otsu is located in Shiga Prefecture^[3].
• Otsu is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Otsu is on the body of water Lake Biwa^[5].
• Otsu is on the body of water Yodo River^[6].
• Otsu is on the body of water Daido River^[7].
• Otsu's head of government is recorded as Kenji Satō^[8].
• Otsu's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[9].
• Otsu's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[10].
• Otsu's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Otsu's instance of is recorded as satellite city^[12].
• Otsu's shares border with is recorded as Rittō-shi^[13].
• Otsu's shares border with is recorded as Kusatsu^[14].
• Otsu's shares border with is recorded as Takashima^[15].
• Otsu's shares border with is recorded as Kōka-shi^[16].
• Otsu's shares border with is recorded as Kyoto^[17].
• Otsu's shares border with is recorded as Uji^[18].
• Otsu's shares border with is recorded as Ujitawara^[19].
• Otsu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Interlaken^[20].
• Otsu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Würzburg^[21].
• Otsu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lansing^[22].
• Otsu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mudanjiang^[23].
• Otsu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gumi^[24].
• Otsu's legislative body is recorded as Otsu City Council^[25].
• Otsu's Commons category is recorded as Otsu, Shiga^[26].
• Otsu's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[27].

Body

Geography

Otsu is in the country of Japan^[4]. Otsu is located in Shiga Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Lake Biwa^[5], a tectonic lake^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in -4400000^[30]; Yodo River^[6], a river^[31], in Japan^[32]; and Daido River^[7], a river^[33], in Japan^[34].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+342607'}^[35], {'amount': '+341684'}^[36], {'amount': '+340973'}^[37], and {'amount': '+337634'}^[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include core city of Japan^[9], prefectural capital of Japan^[10], big city^[11], and satellite city^[12].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1889^[39] and April 1, 1933^[40].

Why It Matters

Otsu has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Otsu is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]