Rittō at a glance
- About 70,000 people live in Rittō.
- It's part of Shiga.
- It's about 343 km to Tokyo, the country's largest city.
- For a bigger city, Ōtsu is about 12 km away.
- Towns nearby: Kusatsu (3 km), Kyoto (22 km) and Uji (24 km).
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Rittō is small enough that you may have friends in common, so start with a relaxed coffee in the centre. If you would rather meet away from familiar faces, Kusatsu is close by.
More than 5.3 million people live within 50 km of Rittō, in 48 towns and cities including Kyoto, Hirakata and Nara-shi. In the app you choose the distance yourself: from 10 km to 500 km, or “Any distance”.
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