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Tottori Prefecture
鳥取県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
 • Japanese鳥取県
 • RōmajiTottori-ken
Tottori Sand Dunes near Tottori City, a popular tourist attraction in Tottori Prefecture
Tottori Sand Dunes near Tottori City, a popular tourist attraction in Tottori Prefecture
Flag of Tottori Prefecture
Official logo of Tottori Prefecture
Anthem: Wakiagaru chikara
Location of Tottori Prefecture
Coordinates: 35°26′56″N 133°45′58″E / 35.449°N 133.766°E / 35.449; 133.766
CountryJapan
RegionChūgoku (San'in)
IslandHonshu
CapitalTottori
SubdivisionsDistricts: 5, Municipalities: 19
Government
 • GovernorShinji Hirai
Area
 • Total3,507.13 km2 (1,354.11 sq mi)
 • Rank41st
Population
 (July 1, 2023)
 • Total538,525
 • Rank47th
 • Density154/km2 (400/sq mi)
 • Dialects
Inshū・Kurayoshi・West Hōki
GDP
[1]
 • TotalJP¥ 1,893 billion
US$ 17.4 billion (2019)
ISO 3166 codeJP-31
Websitewww.pref.tottori.lg.jp
Symbols of Japan
BirdMandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
FlowerNijisseiki nashi pear blossom (Pyrus pyrifolia)
TreeDaisenkyaraboku (Taxus cuspidata)
The Tottori Sand Dunes

Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県, Tottori-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu.[2] Tottori Prefecture is the least populous prefecture of Japan at 538,525 (2023) and has a geographic area of 3,507.13 square kilometres (1,354.11 sq mi). Tottori Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture to the west, Hiroshima Prefecture to the southwest, Okayama Prefecture to the south, and Hyōgo Prefecture to the east.

Tottori is the capital and largest city of Tottori Prefecture, with other major cities including Yonago, Kurayoshi, and Sakaiminato.[3] Tottori Prefecture is home to the Tottori Sand Dunes, the largest sand dunes system in Japan, and Mount Daisen, the highest peak in the Chūgoku Mountains.

  1. ^ "2020年度国民経済計算(2015年基準・2008SNA) : 経済社会総合研究所 - 内閣府". 内閣府ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  2. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tottori Prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 990, p. 990, at Google Books; "Chūgoku" at p. 127, p. 127, at Google Books.
  3. ^ Nussbaum, "Tottori" at p. 990, p. 990, at Google Books.

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