Katata

Katata is a quarter in Otsu, Shiga. Katata is situated nearby to the neighborhood Mano 1-chome, as well as near Mano 2-chome.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Katata and Mangetsu Temple.

Katata

Railway station

Photo: Marikino2522, Public domain.

Katata Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company.

Mangetsu Temple

Buddhist temple

Mangetsu Temple

Photo: z tanuki, CC BY 3.0.

Mangetsu-ji is a temple beside Lake Biwa in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The Heian period statue of Shō Kannon is an Important Cultural Property. The temple, specifically the Ukimidō "floating temple" hall, features in one of the remaining views of the Eight Views of Ōmi, originally drawn by Hiroshige.

大津北警察署

Police station

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

大津北警察署 is a police station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karasuma Peninsula and Ōhara.

Karasuma Peninsula

Locality

Karasuma Peninsula

Photo: Haruno Akiha, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Karasuma Peninsula is a locality, which is situated 6 km south of Katata.

Ōhara

Hamlet

Photo: kajikawa, CC BY 3.0.

Ōhara is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km west of Katata.

Katata

Type: Quarter
Description: town in Ōtsu city, Shiga prefecture, Japan
Categories: neighborhood and locality
Location: Otsu, Shiga, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.12073° or 35° 7′ 15″ north

Longitude

135.91543° or 135° 54′ 56″ east

Open location code

8Q7Q4WC8+75

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3892620369

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Katata from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Katata” goes by many names.

Chinese: “堅田”
French: “Katata”
Japanese: “堅田”
Japanese: “堅田大責”
Japanese: “堅田村”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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