Tottori Prefecture

Tottori Prefecture
	Tottori Prefecture
Japanese:	鳥取県
	Tottori-ken
Capital	Tottori (city)
Region	Chūgoku
Island	Honshū
Governor	Shinji Hirai
Area (rank)	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)
- Fish	{{{Fish}}}
	; Symbol of Tottori Prefecture
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The Tottori Sand Dunes.

Map of Tottori Prefecture.

Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県, Tottori-ken^?) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tottori. It is the least populous prefecture in Japan.

[edit] History

Tottori originally consisted of the old provinces of Hōki and Inaba.

[edit] Geography

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

[edit] Cities

Four cities are located in Tottori Prefecture:

[edit] Towns and villages

Towns and villages in each district:

Hino District

Hino

Kōfu

Nichinan

Iwami District

Iwami

Saihaku District

Tōhaku District

Yazu District

Chizu

Wakasa

Yazu

[edit] Mergers

Main article: List of mergers in Tottori Prefecture

[edit] 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.

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Culture

Shan-shan festival

Tottori consumes more Chikuwa than any other prefecture

[edit] Sports

The sports teams listed below are based in Tottori.

Football (soccer)

Gainare Tottori (Yonago)

[edit] Tourism

[edit] Prefectural symbols

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.