Kusatsu, Shiga

Kusatsu, Shiga

Infobox City Japan
Name= Kusatsu
JapaneseName= 草津市
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Region=Kansai
Prefecture=Shiga
District=
Area_km2=67.92
PopDate=April 2008
Population=123,690
Density_km2=1820
Coords=
LatitudeDegrees= 35
LatitudeMinutes= 1
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 135
LongtitudeMinutes= 58
LongtitudeSeconds=
Tree=Sweet Osmanthus
Flower=Aobana (Commelina communis L. var. hortensis Makino)
Bird=
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SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor= Wataru Hashikawa
CityHallPostalCode=525-8588
CityHallAddress=3-13-30, Kusatsu, Kusatsu-shi, Shiga-ken
CityHallPhone= 077-563-1234
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.kusatsu.shiga.jp/ Kusatsu City]

nihongo|Kusatsu|草津市|Kusatsu-shi is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on October 15, 1954, and as of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 123,690 and the density of 1,820 persons per km². The total area is 67.92 km².

Overview

The city mostly comprises large new apartment blocks and many people chose to live there due to the views over Lake Biwa and the ease of commuting to work in Kyoto, Osaka or other Kansai centres. For similar reasons, there are several business hotels, love hotels and hotels catering for weddings around Kusatsu.

Kusatsu can be reached from Kyoto by travelling by train on the Tōkaidō Biwako Line.

Tourism

There is a museum related to the natural history of Lake Biwa located within the city and close to a bridge over the lake, and the Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden features extensive displays of lotus plants.

The city is often confused with Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture, which is a famous hot spring resort. There is even an imitation of the Gunma Kusatsu hot spring in the local public bath house.

ister cities

*flagicon|United States Pontiac, Michigan, USA
*flagicon|China Xuhui-qu, Shanghai, China

External links

* [http://www.city.kusatsu.shiga.jp/ Official website] in Japanese


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