Coordinates: °′″N, °′″E In political geography and international politics a country is a geographical entity, a territory, most commonly associated with the notions of state or nation. ... Map of the regions of Japan. ... Chugoku region, Japan The ChÅ«goku region (中国地方 ChÅ«goku-chihō) is the westernmost region of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. ... The prefectures of Japan are the countrys 47 sub-national jurisdictions: one metropolis (都 to), Tokyo; one circuit (道 dō), Hokkaidō; two urban prefectures (府 fu), Osaka and Kyoto; and 43 other prefectures (県 ken). ... Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県; Tottori-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Tottori (鳥取市; -shi) is the capital city of Tottori Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. A city ) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ... Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県; Tottori-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Chugoku region, Japan. ...

As of 2006, the city has an estimated population of 200,974 and a density of 262.48 persons per km². The total area is 765.66 km². For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Population density by country, 2006 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 city seen from the castle ruins hill

Street in front of Tottori's train station

Within Japan the city is best known for its sand dunes which are a popular tourist attraction, drawing visitors from outside of the prefecture. The sand dunes are also important as a centre for research into arid agriculture, in collaboration with the nearby Tottori University of Environmental Studies. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 211 pixel Image in higher resolution (5236 × 1384 pixel, file size: 991 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Panorama of Tottori city taken from the castle ruins hill. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 211 pixel Image in higher resolution (5236 × 1384 pixel, file size: 991 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Panorama of Tottori city taken from the castle ruins hill. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 404 pixel Image in higher resolution (3559 × 1799 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 404 pixel Image in higher resolution (3559 × 1799 pixel, file size: 2. ... Tottori Sand Dunes The Tottori Sand Dunes ) are unique sand dunes located near Tottori City in Tottori Prefecture, Honshū, Japan. ... Tottori University of Environmental Studies ) is a private university in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. ...

The city's main street (Wakasa, or "young cherry blossom" street) runs north from the station and terminates at the foot of the Kyushouzan ("eternal pine") mountain. Around this mountain lies the oldest part of the city. Its centre is the now ruined Tottori Castle, once the property of the Ikeda daimyo family. It is open to the public, and is the site of the Castle Festival in Autumn each year. In the vicinity are temples, museums, and public parks. The city also host the precturally famous Shan-shan festival in the autumn, which features teams of people dressing up and dancing with large umbrellas; the name 'Shan-shan' is said to come from the sound made by the small bells and pieces of metal attached to the umbrellas, which are very large. An exceptionally big example of a Shan-shan umbrella graces the main foyer of Tottori Station. Tottori Castle (鳥取城, Tottori-jou) was the central castle of the Tottori han (fief) in feudal Japan. ... Ikeda may refer to: Ikeda, Osaka Ikeda, Hokkaido This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Daimyo Matsudaira Katamori visits the residence of a retainer. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

Tottori has two universities, the national university and environmental university and both are located in Tottori city. There is also a junior college in nearby Kurayoshi city.

The city is served by a JR rail line to Tottori Station. Travel time from Osaka is approximately 2 hours 30 minutes. Approximate areas that the JR Hokkaido, JR East, JR Central, JR West, JR Shikoku, and JR Kyushu Companies cover. ...

Redistricting ("gappei") of the city's borders in November 2004 increased its size to include a number of surrounding areas.

The city was founded on October 1, 1889. October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The organization AFS (AFS Intercultural Programs) for exchangestudents is relatively developed in Tottori as it is run by a group of very devoted ladies. Therefore the exchangestudents who come to Tottori get to experience a peaceful countryside life and enjoy traditional Japanese customs by the many events organized by AFS in Tottori. AFS Logo AFS was established in 1915 by A. Piatt Andrew, a political economics professor at Harvard University and a former U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury as the American Field Service. ...

Twin towns

	Kushiro, Japan (Hokkaidō) since October 4th, 1963
	Himeji, Japan (Hyoko) since March 8th, 1972
	Iwakuni, Japan (Yamaguchi) since October 13th, 1995
	Hanau, Germany (Hesse)
	Chongju, South Korea (Chungchongbuk-Do)

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Trivia

Tottori and its famous sand dunes were featured in the anime series, Honey and Clover. The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) For the oleo-resin, see Animé (oleo-resin). ... Honey and Clover ) is a manga series, created by Chika Umino. ...

External links

• Official website in Japanese
• Tourism report from the city of Tottori in English

Tottori Prefecture
Cities
Kurayoshi | Sakaiminato | Tottori (capital) | Yonago
Districts
Hino | Iwami | Saihaku | Tohaku | Yazu
See also: Towns and villages by district edit