Tottori Prefecture
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| Tottori Prefecture | |||||||||
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| Capital | Tottori (city) | ||||||||
| Region | Chūgoku | ||||||||
| Island | Honshu | ||||||||
| Governor | Shinji Hirai | ||||||||
| Area (rank) | 3,507.19 km² (41st) | ||||||||
| - % water | 0.7% | ||||||||
| Population (April 1, 2011) | |||||||||
| - Population | 584,982 (47th) | ||||||||
| - Density | 166.89 /km² | ||||||||
| Districts | 5 | ||||||||
| Municipalities | 19 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-31 | ||||||||
| Website | www.pref.tottori.jp/ english/ |
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| Prefectural Symbols | |||||||||
| - Flower | Nijisseiki nashi pear blossom (Pyrus pyrifolia) | ||||||||
| - Tree | Daisenkyaraboku (Taxus cuspidata) | ||||||||
| - Bird | Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) | ||||||||
| - Fish | {{{Fish}}} | ||||||||
 Symbol of Tottori Prefecture |
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Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県 Tottori-ken) is a Japanese prefecture in the Chūgoku region of the island of Honshu.[1] The capital is the city of Tottori.[2] It is the least populous prefecture in Japan.
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History [change]
Before the Meiji Restoration, Tottori encompassed the old provinces of Hōki and Inaba.[3]
Geography [change]
The northern coastline of Tottori faces the Sea of Japan. Its eastern border meets Hyōgo Prefecture. The southern border meets Okayama Prefecture and Hiroshima Prefecture. The western border meets Shimane Prefecture.
Cities [change]
Four cities are located in Tottori Prefecture:
- Kurayoshi
- Sakaiminato
- Tottori (capital)
- Yonago
National Parks [change]
National Parks are established in about 14% of the total land area of the prefecture.[4]
Shrines and Temples [change]
Ubi jinjū and Shitori jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.[5]
Related pages [change]
- Provinces of Japan
- Prefectures of Japan
- List of regions of Japan
- List of islands of Japan
- Gainare Tottori
References [change]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tottori Prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 990; "Chūgoku" at p. 127.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Tottori" at p. 990.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-13.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3; retrieved 2012-3-13.
Other websites [change]
Media related to Tottori prefecture at Wikimedia Commons- Official Tottori Prefecture homepage
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