Otsu

Summary

Otsu is a core city of Japan^[1]. Otsu draws 121 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #27 of 47).^[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 image is recorded as Otsu at the south end of Lake Biwa in Shiga prefecture.jpg^[9].
• Otsu's image is recorded as Otsu port02s3200.jpg^[10].
• Otsu's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[11].
• Otsu's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[12].
• Otsu's instance of is recorded as big city^[13].
• Otsu's instance of is recorded as satellite city^[14].
• Otsu's flag image is recorded as Flag of Otsu, Shiga.svg^[15].
• Otsu's shares border with is recorded as Rittō-shi^[16].
• Otsu's shares border with is recorded as Kusatsu^[17].
• Otsu's shares border with is recorded as Takashima^[18].
• Otsu's shares border with is recorded as Kōka-shi^[19].
• Otsu's shares border with is recorded as Kyoto^[20].
• Otsu's shares border with is recorded as Uji^[21].
• Otsu's shares border with is recorded as Ujitawara^[22].
• Otsu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Interlaken^[23].
• Otsu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Würzburg^[24].
• Otsu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lansing^[25].
• Otsu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mudanjiang^[26].
• Otsu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gumi^[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^[11], prefectural capital of Japan^[12], big city^[13], and satellite city^[14].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z^[39] and +1933-04-01T00:00:00Z^[40].

Why It Matters

Otsu draws 121 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #27 of 47).^[2] Otsu has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Otsu is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]