Ōtsu (Japanese: 大津市; -shi) is the capital city of Shiga, Japan.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 296,387 and a density of 980.34 persons per km². The total area is 302.33 km².

The city was founded on October 1, 1898.

Miscellaneous topics

Sister cities

• Lansing, Michigan, USA
• Wurzburg, Bayern, Germany
• Interlaken, Bern, Switzerland
• Mudanjiang , Heilongjiang, China
• Kumi , Gyeongsangbuk-do , South Korea

External links

• Official website in Japanese