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Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県 or とっとり; Tottori-ken)

Capital	Tottori (city)
Region	Chūgoku
Island	Honshū
Governor	Yoshihiro Katayama
Area	3,507.19 km² (41st)
- % water	0.7%
Population  (December 1, 2002)
- Population	618,727 (47th)
- Density	176 /km²
Districts	5
Municipalities	19
ISO 3166-2	JP-31
Website	www.pref.tottori.jp/ english/
Prefectural Symbols
- Flower	Nijisseiki nashi pear blossom (Pyrus pyrifolia)
- Tree	Daisenkyaraboku (Taxus cuspidata)
- Bird	Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)
Symbol of Tottori Prefecture

Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県, Tottori-ken^?) 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. The symbol is derived from the first mora in Japanese for "と" 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.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Cities 2.2 Towns and villages 2.3 Mergers 3 Economy 4 Demographics 5 Culture 6 Sports 7 Tourism 8 Prefectural symbols 9 Miscellaneous topics 10 External links

Tottori is home to the Tottori Sand Dunes (鳥取砂丘; tottori-sakyū), Japan's only large dune system.

Four cities are located in Tottori Prefecture:

• Kurayoshi
• Sakaiminato
• Tottori (capital)
• Yonago

Towns and villages in each district:

Hino District Hino Kofu Nichinan Iwami District Iwami Saihaku District Daisen Hiezu Hōki Nambu

Tohaku District Hokuei Kotoura Misasa Yurihama Yazu District Chizu Wakasa Yazu

(as of Jan 18, 2006)

• On September 1, 2004 the towns of Tohaku and Akasaki from Tohaku 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 Nambu.

• On October 1, 2004 the towns of Hawai and Togo and the village of Tomari (all from Tohaku 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 Hōki in Saihaku District.

• On March 22, 2005 the town of Sekigane from Tohaku 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 Koge, Funaoka and Hatto 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 Hōjō from Tohaku District merged to form the new town of Hokuei.

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.

Shan-shan festival

The sports teams listed below are based in Tottori.

Football(soccer)

• Gainare Tottori (Yonago)

• Koyama Pond
• Mount Daisen
• Tottori sand dunes

• Official Tottori Prefecture homepage
• Tourist report of Tottori

Tottori Prefecture
Cities
Kurayoshi | Sakaiminato | Tottori (capital) | Yonago
Districts
Hino | Iwami | Saihaku | Tohaku | Yazu
See also: Towns and villages by district edit

Coordinates: 35°27′N 133°46′E