Otsu [city] - Otsu

Japanese: 大津[市] - おおつ

A city in the southwest of Shiga Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1898 and is the prefectural capital. It also includes the areas of Seta, Katata, and Sakamoto at the eastern foot of Mt. Hiei. Omi-Otsu Palace was built here. The city center faces Lake Biwa and has Mt. Ousaka behind it. In the early modern period, it was a key location for road traffic and water transport on Lake Biwa, which served as the eastern entrance to Kyoto. Even today, it is an important location with the Tokaido Main Line, Kosei Line, Keihan Keishin Line, Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line, National Route 1, and Meishin Expressway passing through it. The textile industry, which developed after the Taisho period, has now been replaced by chemical fibers and synthetic fibers, but electrical machinery, bearings, and other machinery and equipment industries are thriving. There are also local industries such as Uedagami ganpishi paper and Otsu-e. In recent years, it has also developed as a satellite city of the Keihanshin area. Zeze, located in the southeast of the city, is the former castle town of the Honda clan, which had a fief of 60,000 koku. The plains around the lake are rich in rice, and vegetable and fruit cultivation is also thriving. Enryaku-ji Temple (a World Heritage Site), Ishiyama-dera Temple, Onjo-ji Temple, and the scenic lakeside spot of Omi-Maiko belong to Lake Biwa Quasi-National Park. The Faculty of Education at Shiga University and Shiga University of Medical Science are both located here. In 1993, Lake Biwa was registered as a Ramsar Convention wetland. In March 2006, Shika Town, Shiga County, was incorporated into the town. Area: 464.51 ^km2 . Population: 337,634 (2010).
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Japanese:

滋賀県南西部の市。1898年市制。県庁所在地。瀬田，堅田(かたた)，比叡山東麓の坂本地区も含む。近江(おうみ)大津宮が造営された。中心市街は琵琶湖に臨み逢坂(おうさか)山を背にし，近世には京都の東口をなす街道交通，琵琶湖水運の要衝であった。現在も東海道本線，湖西線，京阪京津線，同石山・坂本線，国道１号線，名神高速道路などが通じる要地。大正以後発達した繊維工業は，現在化学繊維，合繊にかわっているが，電機，ベアリングなどの機械器具工業が盛ん。上田上の雁皮紙，大津絵などの地場産業もある。近年は京阪神の衛星都市としても発展している。市街南東部の膳所(ぜぜ)は本多氏６万石の旧城下町。湖岸の平野部で米を多産，野菜・果樹栽培も活発。延暦寺（世界遺産），石山寺，園城(おんじょう)寺，湖岸の景勝地近江舞子などは琵琶湖国定公園に属する。滋賀大学教育学部，滋賀医科大学がある。1993年に琵琶湖がラムサール条約登録湿地となる。2006年３月滋賀郡志賀町を編入。464.51km²。33万7634人（2010）。
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