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October 15, 1954, Kusatsu merged with the neighboring villages of Shizu, Oikami, Yamada, Kasanei and Tokiwa to form the city of Kusatsu.
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city council of 24 members. Kusatsu contributes four members to the Shiga
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made a pilgrimage to Ise, he built a palace, the "Kusatsu Goshō" in this location. Around 1568,
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This article is about the city in Shiga
Prefecture, Japan. For the town with this name in
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Kusatsu is located in southern Shiga
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