Tottori Prefecture
Japan's least populous prefecture, home to the largest sand dunes.
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Where it is
Coordinates: 35°26′56″N 133°45′58″E (35.4490, 133.7660) · Open in OpenStreetMap
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As of 2023, Tottori Prefecture had 538,525 residents and a geographic area of 3507.13 km², making it Japan's least populous prefecture.[1] Tottori serves as the prefecture's capital and largest city; Yonago, Kurayoshi, and Sakaiminato are also major cities.[2]
Geography and history
The name "Tottori" first appears in the Nihon shoki in 213 AD, when an elder named Yukuha Tana presented a swan to the emperor.[3] The name combines two kanji characters meaning "bird" and "to get," reflecting early residents' livelihood of catching waterfowl.[3] Tottori Prefecture was settled very early in Japan's prehistoric period, with remains from the Jōmon period (14,000–300 BC).[4] The Ikeda clan controlled the region from Tottori Castle throughout the Edo period (1603–1868).[5]
The prefecture's boundaries were established in 1888, and its harbors later served as transit points for goods between Japan and colonial areas.[6] In 1943, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake destroyed 80% of Tottori city.[5] As of 2012, 14% of the prefecture's land area was designated as Natural Parks.[7] Within the prefecture, the Mukibanda Yayoi remains—the largest known Yayoi period settlement in Japan—are situated in the low foothills of Mount Daisen.[4]
During the Genpei War (1180–1185), Daisen-ji and Sanbutsu-ji temples in Tottori served as a base for forces opposing the Taira clan.[5]
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Yonago's population decreased from 143,856 to 143,246 in the same period.[8] Kurayoshi's population fell from 55,669 to 43,251.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Tottori Prefecture" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tottori Prefecture" in ; "Chūgoku" at . (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tottori Prefecture" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Nussbaum, "Tottori" at . (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tottori Prefecture" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Nihongi; chronicles of Japan from the earliest times to A.D. 697", C.E. Tuttle Co., 1972, p. 175 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tottori Prefecture" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Tottori Prefecture", Shogakukan, 2012; Muki-Banda Remains; "Mukibanda-iseki (妻木晩田遺跡)", Shogakukan, 2012; "Tottori Plain", Shogakukan, 2012; Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" in . (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tottori Prefecture" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Tottori-ken (鳥取県)", Shogakukan, 2012 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tottori Prefecture" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Tottori Prefecture", Shogakukan, 2012 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tottori Prefecture" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture", Ministry of the Environment (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Tottori (Japan): Prefecture, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information", www.citypopulation.de. facts only, no text reused. citypopulation.de:80
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