Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Ōtsu (大津市; -shi) is a city located in Shiga, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 296,387 and the density of 980.34 persons per km². The total area is 302.33 km². The city was founded on October 1, 1898. External Links Official website in Japanese This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.