Sakaiminato (境港市; -shi lit. Sakai seaport) is a city located in the northern area of Tottori Prefecture, Japan. Located at the northern end of Yumigahama Peninsula, it faces the Sea of Japan, another sea Nakaumi and Sakai channel. Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Tottori Prefecture (é³¥å–県; Tottori-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Sea of Japan (East Sea) is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean. ...
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 36,910 and the density of 1,283.83 persons per km². The total area is 28.75 km². Jump to: navigation, search 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
The seaport of Sakaiminato is one of most famous fishery ports in Japan and is the major port of Tottori prefecture. Nearby Miho airbase is run by the Japan Defense Agency but is also availably for civilian internal flights, being generally referred to as 'Yonago Airport'. The Japan Defense Agency (防衛庁; bouei-cho) is an agency in the Cabinet of Japan. ...
The city was officially founded on April 1, 1956. Recently a merger with Yonago and other neighboring municipalities was proposed but the majority of the citizenry voted against this, and Sakaiminato is set to remain an automonous municipality within Tottori prefecture. Jump to: navigation, search April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Yonago (米子市; -shi) is a city located in the northwest of Tottori, Japan, facing the Sea of Japan, and adjacent to Shimane. ...
We use this 20th century pear as a symbol of Tottori prefecture, and with the catchphrase of "this freshness to the future", are promoting Tottori within and without the prefecture.
We in Tottori believe that this event of 180 years ago will be the new beginning of the ties between Kang Won province and Tottori prefecture, indeed the new beginning of the ties between Japan and Korea.
It is scheduled to be held in Tottori Prefecture in November of this year and we are currently planning a children's environmental summit, a historical and cultural research convention and children's cultural exchange projects, among other things, to coincide with this event.
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 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.
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