Ōshū-shi
Ōshū, a city in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, is known for its Maesawa Beef, a regional wagyu brand, and for Fujiwara no Sato, a theme park and film lot built around the 12th-century Northern Fujiwara clan. Historic temples and shrines are spread across the city, and the wider region is ringed by UNESCO World Heritage sites. Ōshū is also the hometown of baseball player Shohei Ohtani.
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- Population112,531
- Nearest water from center 0.2 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 13 km8.0 mi
Nearest airports
Ōshū-shi: quick answers
Where is Ōshū-shi?
Ōshū-shi is in Oshu City, Japan, about 62 km38 miles in a straight line from Morioka.
How do you get to Ōshū-shi?
The nearest airport is Hanamaki (HNA), about 37 min away by road. The nearest train station is 水沢, about 3 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Ōshū-shi?
The warmest month is August, averaging 23°C73°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -2°C28°F. The wettest month is July, with about 186 mm7.3 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Ōshū-shi?
OpenStreetMap lists 5 museums, 123 restaurants, 20 cafés and 23 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Ōshū-shi?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land, Ichinoseki and Hanamaki.