Otsu City Museum of History
大津市歴史博物館
This museum showcases Otsu's history as a transport and trade hub on Lake Biwa through local artifacts.
What it is
- Museum about the city of Otsu.
- Focuses on Otsu as a transport and trade hub on Lake Biwa.
- Houses a collection of local artifacts.
What to see
- Two-story museum building.
- Permanent exhibitions with artifacts from the Jomon period.
- Large selection of otsu-e, local folk paintings.
- Woodblock prints of the Eight Views of Omi.
Getting there
- Located beside Miidera Temple.
In detail
The Otsu Museum of History is an ideal place to learn about the city of Otsu, which has been a hub for transport and trade on Lake Biwa for centuries. The two-story museum is located in Otsu’s leafy central neighborhood beside Miidera Temple. The permanent exhibitions feature a comprehensive collection of local artifacts dating all the way back to the Jomon period (10,000 BCE–300 BCE).
The area’s natural beauty has inspired painters and poets alike. Otsu has been a popular subject for art, especially during the period when it was the final stop on the road to Kyoto from Edo (now Tokyo). The Otsu Museum of History is home to one of the city’s largest selections of otsu-e, a local style of folk paintings that developed in Otsu during the Edo period (1603–1867).
Renowned artists including Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) painted their own versions of the Eight Views of Omi, a set of traditional scenic images of beautiful places around Otsu. A range of woodblock prints depicting the Eight Views is on display, allowing visitors to see these historical images at the museum before experiencing the scenes for themselves.
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Where it is
滋賀県大津市御陵町2-2 Open in Google Maps
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