Kusatsu

Kusatsu (草津市) is a city in Shiga prefecture.

For the Kusatsu Onsen in Gunma Prefecture, see Kusatsu.

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Kusatsu city used to be a prosperous town as a crossroads of Nakasendo road and Tokaido road for travelers to Tokyo from all over Japan.

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The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site and info pages in English on Matcha.

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Kusatsu has two stations along JR's Tokaido Main Line, Kusatsu Station and Minami-Kusatsu Station, so it is very easy to access from Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe. All local, kaisoku, and shin-kaisoku trains stop at both stations. Kusatsu Station is also served by the Kusatsu Line, which connects Kusatsu to Ritto, Koka, and Iga (Tsuge Station) in Mie.

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Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden
Lake Biwa Museum

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Ubaga-mochi, a small bean-paste cake

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Routes through Kusatsu

Kyoto ← Otsu ←	W E	→ Omihachiman → Nagoya
Kyoto ← Otsu ←	W E	→ Ryuo → Nagoya
Meishin Expwy ←	W E	→ koka → Kameyama

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