Otsu

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Otsu is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture in Japan, known for its location on the southwestern shore of Lake Biwa and its historic temples and lakeside scenery.

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Otsu canonical 16

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
city
administrativeStatus core city of Japan
capitalOf Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED
climate humid subtropical climate
country Japan
hasBodyOfWater Lake Biwa
hasCulturalProperty Enryaku-ji UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasExpresswayAccess Keiji Bypass
Meishin Expressway
hasFestival Otsu Matsuri
hasHistoricRoute Nakasendo
Tokaido
linked to: Tōkaidō
hasLakeCruise Biwako cruise
hasPort Port of Otsu
hasRailConnection Biwako Line
Ishiyama Sakamoto Line NERFINISHED
Keihan Electric Railway
Keishin Line NERFINISHED
Tokaido Main Line
linked to: Tōkaidō Main Line
hasScenicArea Biwako lakeside parks
Hieizan (Mount Hiei) foothills
linked to: Mount Hiei
hasSisterCity Interlaken
Jiujiang
Lakeshore, Ontario
Rome (Georgia)
linked to: Rome, Georgia

Würzburg
hasTemple Enryaku-ji
Ishiyama-dera
Mii-dera
hasTraditionalCraft Otsu-e paintings
hasTransportation Biwako Ohashi Bridge
hasUniversity Seian University of Art and Design
University of Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED
knownFor Biwako fireworks festival
Otsu-e folk paintings
historic temples
lakeside scenery
language Japanese
locatedIn Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Kansai region
locatedOn southwestern shore of Lake Biwa
locatedOnIsland Honshu
near Kyoto
partOf Biwa-ko Quasi-National Park
timeZone Japan Standard Time
UTCOffset +9
writingSystem Japanese writing system

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Omihachiman hasNearbyCity Otsu
subject linked to: Omihachiman, Japan
Würzburg hasTwinTown Otsu
subject linked to: Würzburg, Germany
Ishiyama-dera city Otsu
Kansai containsCity Otsu
subject linked to: Kansai, Japan
Moriyama locatedEastOf Otsu
Hikone near Otsu
Seta River flowsThrough Otsu
Biwa-ko Line connects Otsu