Why Was the Capital Established in Omi/Otsu?: The Ancient Capital of Otsu - Historical Symposium: Otsu Palace, Shigaraku Palace, and Hora Palace Edited by: Otsu City Museum of History Published by: Sunrise Publishing Published: April 2004 Pages: 200 Contributors: Mitsuo Inoue (Professor, Faculty of Culture, Kyoto Sangyo University) "The Capital Cities of Ancient Omi" Hirotsu Hayashi (Associate Professor, Faculty of Human Culture, Shiga Prefectural University) "Otsu Palace and Its Era" Toshio Sakaehara (Professor, Graduate School, Osaka City University; Vice-Chairman, Shigaraku Palace Site Investigation Committee) "Shigaraki Palace and Its Era" Akihiro Kaneda (Professor, Graduate School; Vice President, Kyoto University) "The Capital Cities of Omi from a Historical Geography Perspective" Thank you for viewing.