Otsu City: Ojigaoka Park and Oji Mountain Athletic Park

(November 16, 2015) In 1968, Otsu and Lansing, MI established a sister city relationship. The mayor of Otsu, Naomi Koshi, deeply values the U.S.-Japan relationship and hopes the strong friendship will continue for many years to come. To celebrate their relationship, 20 Friendship Blossoms dogwood trees were planted in Otsu in November of 2015.