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Answer for the clue "City of Japan ", 4 letters:
otsu

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context linguistics English) In Old Japanese, one of two sets of vowels of uncertain pronunciation which fell together in modern Japanese.

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is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture , Japan . Ōtsu is known as the main port of Lake Biwa , the largest lake in Japan. It briefly served as the capital of Japan from 667 to 672 AD during the Asuka period (538 – 710). The city is home to numerous sites ...

Usage examples of otsu.

Mount Hiei, and go to the towns of Otsu and Sakamoto on Lake Biwa in search of Tameyoshi and his sons and arrest them.

Magoroku, a retainer, went down to Otsu to see about hiring a boat, while Tametomo and the rest kept a sharp lookout for their pursuers.

The paintings were bold and primitive and droll, and Otsu was famous for them.