Ōtsu-juku
Ōtsu-juku 大津宿 | |||||
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| post station | |||||
Hiroshige's print of Ōtsu-juku, in The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō series | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Ōtsu, Shiga (former Ōmi Province) Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°00′21.5″N 135°51′41.1″E / 35.005972°N 135.861417°E | ||||
| Elevation | 105 meters | ||||
| Line(s) | Tōkaidō Nakasendō | ||||
| Distance | 495.5 km from Edo | ||||
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Ōtsu-juku (大津宿, Ōtsu-juku) was the last of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō, as well as the last of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It was 14 km (9 mi) from the previous post town, Kusatsu-juku, and was located in Ōmi Province. It is currently located in the present-day city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.