Squid drying in Iwami harbor.

The Iwami beach front following a close encounter with a typhoon.

Iwami (岩美町; -cho) is a town located in Iwami District, Tottori, Japan. Download high resolution version (1944x2592, 2052 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1944x2592, 2052 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 663 KB) En: Iwami, Tottori Prefecture, Japan photo taken by myself in August 2003 Copyright © 2003 David Monniaux File links The following pages link to this file: Iwami, Tottori ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 663 KB) En: Iwami, Tottori Prefecture, Japan photo taken by myself in August 2003 Copyright © 2003 David Monniaux File links The following pages link to this file: Iwami, Tottori ... This article is about weather phenomena. ... A town (町 chō) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ... Iwami (岩美郡; -gun) is a district located in Tottori, Japan. ... Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県; Tottori-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ...

As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 13,579 and a density of 110.96 persons per km². The total area is 122.38 km². 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

The majority of the town's working populations are either work on squid fishing boats or farm, the most common crop being rice.

Iwami also has a locally renowned onsen (hot spring). There are three elementary schools - Iwami Minami, Nishi, and Kita - as well as a Junior High School and a High School. In July 2005 the Iwami High School baseball team progressed to the semi-finals in the prefecture-wide high schools' baseball tournament. This was the furthest the team had ever progressed and was an even of prefecture-wide significance. They lost in the semi-finals to Tottori Nishi High School.

It is around 30 minutes by train from the prefectural capital of Tottori-shi, and is the third stop by train heading east on the Tottori-Hamasaka line.

External link

• Official town website (in English)