Tottori prefecture - Definition and Overview

**Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県; *Tottori-ken*)**
Symbol of Tottori Prefecture
Capital	Tottori (city)
Region	Chugoku
Island	Honshu
Governor	Yoshihiro Katayama
Area	3,507.19 km² (41^st)
- % water	0.7%
Population (December 1, 2002)
- Population	618,727 (47^th)
- Density	176 /km²
Districts	6
Municipalities	39
ISO 3166-2	JP-31
Web site	www.pref.tottori.jp/ english/ (http://www.pref.tottori.jp/english/)
Prefectural Symbols
- Flower	Pear blossom (Pyrus)
- Tree	Daisenkyaraboku (Taxus cuspidata)
- Bird	Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)

Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県; Tottori-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is the city of Tottori.

Contents

1 History

2 Geography

2.1 Cities
2.2 Districts

7 Prefectural symbols

8 Miscellaneous topics

9 External links

History

Geography

Cities

Districts

The list of towns and villages has not been updated to reflect mergers involving a number of municipalities.

Hino
Iwami
- Fukube (merged)
- Iwami
- Kokufu
Ketaka
- Aoya (merged)
- Ketaka (merged)
- Shikano
Saihaku
- Aimi (merged)
- Daisen
- Hiezu
- Kishimoto (merged)
- Nakayama
- Nawa
- Saihaku (merged)
- Yodoe

Tohaku
- Akasaki (merged)
- Daiei
- Hawai (merged)
- Hojo
- Misasa
- Sekigane
- Togou
- Tohaku (merged)
- Tomari (merged)
Yazu
- Chizu
- Funaoka
- Hatto
- Kawahara (merged)
- Koge
- Mochigase (merged)
- Saji (merged)
- Wakasa

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

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

Official Tottori Prefecture homepage (http://www.pref.tottori.jp/english/)

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