Map of Tottori Prefecture.
is located in the
Chūgoku region on
Honshū island,
Japan. The capital is the city of
Tottori. It is the ''least populous'' prefecture in Japan.
History
Geography
Tottori is home to the
Tottori Sand Dunes (é³¥å–ç ‚ä¸˜; ''tottori-sakyÅ«''), Japan's only large dune system.
Cities
Four cities are located in Tottori Prefecture:
★
Kurayoshi
★
Sakaiminato
★
Tottori (capital)
★
Yonago
Towns and villages
Towns and villages in each
district:
Mergers
★ On September 1,
2004 the towns of
TÅhaku and
Akasaki from
TÅhaku District merged to form the new town of
Kotoura.
★ On October 1,
2004 the towns of
Saihaku and
Aimi from
Saihaku District merged to form the new town of
Nanbu.
★ On October 1,
2004 the towns of
Hawai and
TÅgÅ and the village of
Tomari (all from
TÅhaku District) merged to form the new town of
Yurihama.
★ On November 1,
2004 the municipalities of
Fukube and
Kokufu (from
Iwami District),
Aoya,
Ketaka and
Shikano (from
Ketaka District) and
Kawahara,
Mochigase and
Saji (from
Yazu District) merged into the city of
Tottori.
Ketaka District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
★ On January 1,
2005 the towns of
Mizokuchi from
Hino District and
Kishimoto from
Saihaku District merged to form the new town of
HÅki in
Saihaku District.
★ On March 22,
2005 the town of
Sekigane from
TÅhaku District merged into the city of
Kurayoshi.
★ On March 28,
2005 the towns of
Nakayama,
Daisen, and
Nawa from
Saihaku District merged to form the new town of
Daisen.
★ On March 31,
2005 the towns of
KÅge,
Funaoka and
HattÅ from
Yazu District merged to form the new town of
Yazu.
★ On March 31,
2005, the city of
Yonago merged with the town of
Yodoe from
Saihaku District to form the new city of
Yonago.
★ On October 1,
2005 the towns of
Daiei and
HÅjÅ from
TÅhaku District merged to form the new town of
Hokuei.
Economy
Tottori Prefecture is heavily agricultural and its products are shipped to major cities. Some of the famous products are
nashi pear,
nagaimo,
rakkyo,
negi (''shiro-negi'', Welsh onion), and
watermelon.
Demographics
Culture
Shan-shan festival
Sports
The sports teams listed below are based in Tottori.
Football (soccer)
★
Gainare Tottori (
Yonago)
Tourism
★
Koyama Pond
★
Mount Daisen
★
Tottori Sand Dunes
Prefectural symbols
The symbol is derived from the first
mora in
Japanese for "
ã¨" combined with the picture of a flying bird, and symbolizes peace, liberty, and the advancement of the Tottori prefecture. It was enacted in 1968 to celebrate the 100
th year from the first year of the
Meiji Era.
Miscellaneous topics
External links
★
Official Tottori Prefecture homepage
★
Tourist report of Tottori
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