knowledge Overview
Tottori is a first-level administrative division of Japan in the Chugoku region. Its area is about 3,507 km2 and its population about 0.0 million (2024), with its capital at Tottori.
History
Comprising the old provinces of Inaba and Hoki; Tottori (Ikeda) and Yonago domains existed in the Edo period, with present borders set in 1881.
Geography and industry
The Tottori Sand Dunes, Mount Daisen, Hakuto Shrine and the Nageire-do hall of Mitoku-san are famous. It is the least populous prefecture; Nijisseiki pears and crab fishing (Sakaiminato) are distinctive.
Transport
No Shinkansen passes through, but the JR limited express Super Hakuto links Osaka and Kyoto; from Okayama on the Sanyo Shinkansen, the Chizu Express continues to Tottori.