Tottori Prefecture

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Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県; Tottori-ken)

Image:Japan Tottori large.png
Capital	Tottori (city)
Region	Chugoku
Island	Honshu
Governor	Yoshihiro Katayama
Area	3,507.19 km² (41st)
- % water	0.7%
Population (December 1, 2002)
- Population	618,727 (47th)
- Density	176 /km²
Districts	6
Municipalities	39
ISO 3166-2	JP-31
Web site	www.pref.tottori.jp/ english/
Prefectural Symbols
- Flower	Pear blossom (Pyrus)
- Tree	Daisenkyaraboku (Taxus cuspidata)
- Bird	Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
Image:PrefSymbol-Tottori.png Symbol of Tottori Prefecture

Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県; Tottori-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is the city of Tottori.

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

History

Geography

Cities

• Kurayoshi
• Sakaiminato
• Tottori (capital)
• Yonago

Towns and villages

These are the towns and villages in each district.

The list of towns and villages has not been updated to reflect mergers involving a number of municipalities.

Hino District Hino Kofu Mizokuchi Nichinan Iwami District Fukube (merged) Iwami Kokufu Ketaka District Aoya (merged) Ketaka (merged) Shikano Saihaku District Aimi (merged) Daisen Hiezu Kishimoto (merged) Nakayama Nawa Saihaku (merged) Yodoe

Tohaku District Akasaki (merged) Daiei Hawai (merged) Hojo Misasa Sekigane Togou Tohaku (merged) Tomari (merged) Yazu District Chizu Funaoka Hatto Kawahara (merged) Koge Mochigase (merged) Saji (merged) Wakasa

Economy

Tottori Prefecture is heavily agricultural and its products are shipped to major cities. Some of the famous products are Nashi pear, nagaimo, scallion, Shironegi, and watermelon.

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

• Koyama Pond
• Mount Daisen
• Tottori sand dunes

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Official Tottori Prefecture homepage

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