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| settlement_type= Core city | image_skyline= Otsu montage.jpg | imagesize= | image_caption= Enryaku-ji, Ishiyama-dera Otsu Festival and the tram, Mangetsu-ji Ukimido City view and Lake Biwa | image_flag= Flag of Otsu, Shiga.png | image_map= Otsu in Shiga Prefecture Ja.svg | lat_deg= 35 | lat_min= 1 | lat_sec= | lon_deg= 135 | lon_min= 51 | lon_sec= | region= Kansai | prefecture= Shiga Prefecture | district= | mayor= Naomi Koshi | area_km2= 464.10 | population= 341,684 | population_as_of= November 1, 2012 | density_km2= auto | tree= ''Prunus serrulata'' | flower= ''Viola eizanensis'' | bird= Black-headed gull | city_hall_address= 3-1 Goryō-chō, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken | city_hall_postal_code= 520-8575 | website= }} is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan.〔 Ōtsu is known as the main port of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan. It briefly served as the capital of Japan from 667 to 672 AD during the Asuka period (538 – 710). The city is home to numerous sites of historical importance, notably the temples of Mii-dera, Ishiyama-dera, and Enryaku-ji and the Hiyoshi Taisha shrine. Enryaku-ji is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)".〔 Ōtsu was incorporated as a city on October 1, 1898. As of November 1, 2012, the city has an estimated population of 341,684 and a population density of 740 persons per km2. The total area is .〔 ==Geography== Ōtsu is located at the southwest of Shiga Prefecture.〔 The city is "L"-shaped and stretches along the southwest shore of Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake.〔 Ōtsu ranges from the densely populated alluvium depressions near the shore of Lake Biwa to sparsely populated hilly and mountainous areas to the west (Hira Mountains and Mount Hiei) and south of the city.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ōtsu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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