Ōshū

Ōshū is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, Japan. Its local government is styled Ōshū-shi in Japanese. As of 30 April 2020, the city had an estimated population of 114,620 people living in 45,728 households, with a population density of 120 people per square kilometre, across a total area of 993.30 square kilometres. Ōshū is famous for its Maesawa Beef, numerous festivals, historic temples and shrines, and Fujiwara no Sato, a theme park and movie lot based on the exploits of the Northern Fujiwaras in the 12th century. The entry is kept apart from other places of the same name by its prefecture, and in the geography atlas the city is placed with the cities of Eastern Asia, under Japan, where its population and area can be compared with those of other Japanese cities.