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    Ōtsu (大津市, Ōtsu-shi) is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2021[update], the city had an estimated population of 343,991 in...
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    Ōtsu-e (大津絵, "pictures from Ōtsu") was a folk art that began in 17th century Japan and depended on the busy road traffic of the trade route through the...
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    In computer vision and image processing, Otsu's method, named after Nobuyuki Otsu (大津展之, Ōtsu Nobuyuki), is used to perform automatic image thresholding...
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    Namazu (redirect from Namazu-e)
    the 16th century. The namazu had been depicted in the Ōtsu-e ("pictures from the city of Otsu") which were manufactured in that area. This earthquake-causing...
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  • The siege of Ōtsu (大津城の戦い, Ōtsu-jō no tatakai) took place in 1600, concurrent with the battle of Sekigahara. Kyōgoku Takatsugu held Ōtsu castle for the...
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    the style. Emakimono emerged very popular in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga, and being dubbed Ōtsu-e after its popularity in the city around the 17th century...
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    earthquake Namazu-e (鯰絵, "catfish prints") were printed giving more popularity to the catfish kami that has been known since the 16th century Otsu-e. In one catfish...
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    The Ōtsu incident (Japanese: 大津事件, Hepburn: Ōtsu Jiken) was an unsuccessful assassination attempt on Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsarevich of Russia (later...
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  • Ōtsu (大津郡, Ōtsu-gun) was a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 18,761. The total...
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    appreciate folk craft from an aesthetic viewpoint. Ōtsu-e [ja], a type of folk painting produced in Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture often depicting ogre-like figures...
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    influences of formal Kanō school painting, minimalist Zen painting, and Ōtsu-e, while sharing much of the aesthetic attitudes of the nanga tradition. Some...
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    Utagawa Kuniyoshi (category Ukiyo-e artists)
    Coast of Buzen Province". portlandartmuseum.us. Retrieved 2021-02-17. "An Otsu-e artist and his painting subjects". art.seattleartmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-02-17...
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    Drunken mouse and cat, Otsu-e...
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    Mii-dera (category Buildings and structures in Ōtsu)
    Buddhist temple in Japan located at the foot of Mount Hiei, in the city of Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture. It is a short distance from both Kyoto, and Lake Biwa...
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  • NHK Party (section Otsu wing)
    Tachibana and Ayaka Otsu since April 2023. As of April 2024, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications recognizes Otsu as the sole leader of...
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    northeast, Mie Prefecture to the southeast, and Kyoto Prefecture to the west. Ōtsu is the capital and largest city of Shiga Prefecture, with other major cities...
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    World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) encompasses 17 locations in Japan within the city of Kyoto and its...
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  • Yosei Otsu (大津 耀誠, Otsu Yosei, born August 7, 1995 in Osaka) is a Japanese football player for Nara Club. Yosei Otsu joined to J2 League club; Thespakusatsu...
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  • 660–661 Osaka, (Naniwa Nagara-Toyosaki Palace), 661–667 Ōtsu, Shiga (Ōmi Ōtsu Palace or Ōmi Ōtsu-no-miya), 667–672 in reign of Emperor Tenji and the reign...
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  • Heki (日置町, Heki-chō) was a town located in Ōtsu District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,602 and a...
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    An ōtsu-e which depicts Yoshitaka, by Kuniyoshi created in 1845 or 1846...
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    Ono Otsū (小野お通, 1559 or 1568–1631), also known as Ono no Ozū, was a Japanese noblewoman, calligrapher, poet, painter and musician. She was a student of...
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  • Prince Ōtsu (大津皇子, Ōtsu-Ōji, 663 – 686) was a Japanese poet and the son of Emperor Tenmu. Viewed as the emperor's likely heir, Imperial Prince Ōtsu began...
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    Izumiōtsu (redirect from Izumi-Otsu)
    District, Osaka. Ōtsu was promoted to town status on April 1, 1915 and to city status on April 1, 1942. To avoid confusion with the city of Ōtsu, Shiga, the...
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    popular otsu-e imitations in following centuries, often showing a monkey attempting to catch a catfish with a gourd. Catfish paintings or namazu-e became...
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    flee together but are soon tracked down. Otsu is captured, but Takezo fights his way out. Takezo learns that Otsu has been taken to Himeji Castle and breaks...
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  • Otsu (大津 真二, Ōtsu Shinji, born 13 February 1961) is a Japanese sailor. He competed in the men's 470 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. "Shinji Otsu"...
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    The Ōmi Ōtsu Palace (近江大津宮, Ōmi Ōtsu-no-miya) was an imperial palace built by Emperor Tenchi in Asuka period Japan in what is now the city of Ōtsu, Shiga...
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  • models 22, 22 Ko and 22 Otsu: 429 examples G4M2a, models 24, 24 Ko, 24 Otsu, 24 Hei, and 24 Tei: 713 examples G4M3 models 34 Ko, 34 Otsu, and 34 Hei: 91 examples...
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  • Misumi (三隅町, Misumi-chō) was a town located in Ōtsu District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,302 and...
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