Otsu City Museum of History
Otsu City Museum of History is a museum in Otsu, Shiga. Otsu City Museum of History is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Mii-dera, as well as near the college 滋賀県警察学校.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan
- Also known as: “Otsu Museum of History”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mii-dera and Otsu-shiyakusho-mae.
Mii-dera
Buddhist temple
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Nagara-san Onjo-ji, also known as just Onjo-ji, or Mii-dera, is a Buddhist temple in Japan located at the foot of Mount Hiei, in the city of Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture. Mii-dera is situated 230 metres south of Otsu City Museum of History.
Otsu-shiyakusho-mae
Railway stop
Photo: 悠卯斗, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway. Otsu-shiyakusho-mae is situated 400 metres northeast of Otsu City Museum of History.
Suikan-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
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Suikan-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 470 metres south of Otsu City Museum of History.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yamashina-ku and Shimogawara-chō.
Yamashina-ku
Suburb
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yamashina is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and Yamashina Station is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line. Yamashina-ku is situated 6 km southwest of Otsu City Museum of History.
Shimogawara-chō
Neighborhood
Photo: Clemens Vasters, CC BY 2.0.
Shimogawara-chō is a neighborhood, which is situated 7 km west of Otsu City Museum of History.
Higashiyama
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Some of the most picturesque parts of Kyoto are located in Higashiyama, the eastern region of the city, across the Kamo River. Visiting the main tourist attractions of eastern Kyoto will fill a full day - a suggested itinerary is to work north from Kiyomizu-dera to Ginkakuji, passing through Gion, and visiting Yasaka Shrine and Nanzenji before following the Philosopher's Walk to Ginkakuji.
Otsu City Museum of History
- Categories: history museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Otsu, Shiga, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.01545° or 35° 0′ 56″ northLongitude
135.85278° or 135° 51′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8Q7Q2V83+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 468934478OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q30931160
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Otsu City Museum of History” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “大津市歷史博物館”
- Japanese: “大津市歴史博物館”
- Turkish: “Otsu Şehri Tarih Müzesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Golden Hall, Mii-dera and 滋賀県警察学校.
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