Tottori Prefecture

	Name	Tottori
	JapaneseName	&#40165&#21462&#30476 ''Tottori-ken''
	Symbol	PrefSymbol-Tottoripng
	Capital	Tottori (city)
	Region	Chugoku
	Island	Honshu
	TotalArea	3,50719
	AreaRank	41<sup>st</sup>
	PCWater	07
	PopDate	December 1 , 2002
	Population	618,727
	PopRank	47<sup>th</sup>
	Density	176
	Districts	5
	Municipalities	19
	ISOCode	JP-31
	Flower	Pear Blossom (''Pyrus'')
	Tree	Daisenkyaraboku (''Taxus cuspidata'')
	Bird	Mandarin Duck (''Aix galericulata'')
	Map	Japan Tottori largepng
	Website	[http://wwwpreftottorijp/english/ wwwpreftottorijp/<br/>english/]

is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu Island , Japan . The capital is the city of Tottori .

HISTORY

GEOGRAPHY

Tottori has Tottori Sand Dune (鳥取砂丘; ''tottori-sakyū''), Japan's only desert.

Cities

4 cities are located on Tottori Prefecture.

Kurayoshi

Sakaiminato

Tottori (capital)

Yonago

Towns and villages

These are the towns and villages in each District .

Mergers

(as of Jan 18, 2006)

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 Saihaku and Aimi from Saihaku District merged to form the new town of Nambu .

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 . Ketaka District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

On January 1, 2005 the towns of Mizokuchi from Hino District and Kishimoto from Saihaku District merged to form the new town of Houki in Saihaku District .

On March 22, 2005 the town of Sekigane from Tohaku District merged into the city of Kurayoshi .

On March 28, 2005 the towns of Nakayama and Nawa from Saihaku District merged into the town of Daisen .

On March 31, 2005 the towns of Koge , Funaoka and Hatto from Yazu District merged to form the new town of Yazu .

On March 31, 2005 the town of Yodoe from Saihaku District merged into the city of Yonago .

On October 1, 2005 the towns of Daiei and Hojo from Tohaku District merged to form the new town of Hokuei .

ECONOMY

Tottori Prefecture is heavily agricultural and its products are shipped to major cities. Some of the famous products are Nashi Pear , Nagaimo , Scallion , Shironegi , and Watermelon .

DEMOGRAPHICS

CULTURE

TOURISM

Koyama Pond

Mount Daisen

Tottori Sand Dunes

PREFECTURAL SYMBOLS

MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS

EXTERNAL LINKS

Official Tottori Prefecture homepage

Tourist report of Tottori

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