Otsu
Prince Hotel that houses the Convention Hall is located in the
city of Otsu at the southern tip of
Lake
Biwa, Japan's largest lake. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
put Lake Biwa on its Global 200 list of the world's important ecoregions
in 1997.
Otsu is full of places of historic interest and scenic beauty and was registered
as a World Heritage site of cultural importance by UNESCO in 1994.
The city is close to Japan's famous historical capital Kyoto, which can be
reached in 10 minutes by train.