Kusatsu

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Kusatsu

Total population

137,247

Coordinates35.01°, 135.96°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Kusatsu is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The city lies on Lake Biwa, Japan's largest freshwater lake. As of 31 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 139,913 in 63,942 households and a population density of 2100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 67.82 square kilometres (26.19 sq mi). The city is often confused with Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture, which is a famous hot spring resort.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Naohiko Minobe

Japanese association football player and manager

Ōtani Yoshitsugu

daimyo

Katsura Hoshino

Japanese manga artist (born 1980)

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Yoshiki Tonogai

Japanese manga artist

Fuyuhiko Kitagawa

Japanese poet and film critic (1900–1990)

Tadashi Sawashima

Japanese film director

Minehiro Kinomoto

Japanese actor

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Rinko Kawauchi

Japanese photographer (born 1972)

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Takuro Yajima

Japanese association football player

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Koji Sakamoto

Japanese association football player

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Yu Takahashi

Japanese actress

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Rina Kondō

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Shoji Gatoh

Japanese author

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Seiji Kishi

Japanese director of anime

Issei Yamamoto

Japanese astronomer (1889-1959)

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Yanagida Seizan

Japanese professor

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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