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Yonago
is a Cities of Japan, city in western Tottori Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 146,139 in 68,534 households and a population density of 1100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . It is the prefecture's second largest city after Tottori, Tottori, Tottori, and forms a commercial center of the western part of this prefecture. Geography Yonago is in far western Tottori Prefecture, and faces the Sea of Japan to the north and Nakaumi, Lake Nakaumi to the northwest. It is adjacent to Shimane Prefecture and across the lake from its capital of Matsue. The city limits are mostly flat, and the Hino River flows through the Yonago Plain. The southern part is a hilly area at the foot of Mount Daisen, and the mountainous area can be seen from the Yumigahama Peninsula in the northwest. The irrigation canal "Yonekawa" runs from Yonago City to Sakaiminato City as an intake of water from the Hino River. Surrounding municipalities Tottori Prefecture * Sakaimin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tottori Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Tottori Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, least populous prefecture of Japan at 538,525 (2023) and has a geographic area of . 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, Tottori, Tottori is the capital and largest city of Tottori Prefecture, with other major cities including Yonago, Kurayoshi, and Sakaiminato. 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. Etymology The word "Tottori" in Japanese is formed from two ''kanji'' characters. The first, , means "bird" and the second, means "to get". Early residents in the area made their living catching the region's plentiful waterfowl. The name first appears in the in the 23rd y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiezu, Tottori
is a village in Saihaku District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. , it had an estimated population of 3,955 in 1277 households and a population density of 860 persons per km2. Its total area is . Geography Hiezu faces the Miho Bay on the Sea of Japan and is surrounded on three sides by the city of Yonago. The town has three districts: Hiezu, Tomiyoshi, and Imayoshi. Hiezu sits at east the mouth of the Hino River (), which crosses much of western Tottori Prefecture before emptying into the Sea of Japan. The village sits on low, damp, sandy land. 57% of the area of Hiezu is arable. Neighbouring municipalities Tottori Prefecture *Yonago Demography As per Japanese census data, this is the population of Hiezu in recent years. History Hiezu, unlike other areas of Tottori Prefecture, has no evidence of ancient settlements. The area was inhospitable to early settlement due to coastal flooding and its sandy soil. The area of present-day Hiezu appears in a Heian-period dictionary compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakaumi
is a brackish lake located between Tottori and Shimane prefectures in Japan. The lake is enclosed by the Shimane Peninsula to the north and Yumigahama Peninsula to the east. It is the fifth largest lake in surface area in Japan. Nakaumi connects Lake Shinji (宍道湖 ''Shinji-ko'') and the Sea of Japan, and is surrounded by the municipalities Matsue, Yasugi, Yonago and Sakaiminato. There are two large islands in the lake, Daikon Island (大根島 ''Daikonjima'', literally " radish island") and Eshima Island (江島 ''Eshima'', "inlet island"). There are bridges (inviting the Eshima Ohashi Bridge) and roads that connect the east and west shores of the lake through the two islands. Geography The lake is located in the eastern part of Shimane Prefecture and the western part of Tottori Prefecture. It is surrounded by the Yumigahama Peninsula and the Shimane Peninsula, and is the fifth largest lake in Japan by area (see List of Japanese lakes by area). Its maxi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakaiminato, Tottori
is a city in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,012 in 13178 households and a population density of 1110 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Sakaiminato is located in far western Tottori Prefecture, at the northern end of the Yumigahama Peninsula. It is surrounded on three sides by Lake Nakaumi, the Sea of Japan, and the Sakai Channel, which connects them. Across the Sakai Channel or across the Eshima Ohashi Bridge, it borders the city of Matsue in Shimane Prefecture. Sakaiminato is located on a sandbar, and the land is very flat, with an average elevation of two meters above sea level. Surrounding municipalities Tottori Prefecture * Yonago Shimane Prefecture * Matsue Climate Sakaiminato has a Humid climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Sakaiminato is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hōki, Tottori
270px, Hōki town hall is a town in Saihaku District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 10,420 in 3871 households and a population density of 75 persons per km². The total area of the town is . On the west side of the train tracks just after leaving Hōki-Mizoguchi station, a very large green statue of an Oni is visible on the hill overlooking the town and the Hino River. Before the Kishimoto-Mizokuchi town merger which created Hōki, the oni was Mizokuchi's town mascot and as such is featured on manhole covers, phone booths, post boxes and even the town's highway rest stop (where the building housing the restrooms is shaped like a giant oni head). Geography Hōki is located in the Chūgoku Mountains in western Tottori Prefecture. The major road through Hōki is Route 181, which winds through the mountains from Yonago all the way to Okayama prefecture in the south. For the majority of its length, Route 181 is a two-lane highway featuring s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San'in Region
The is an area in the southwest of Honshū, the main island of Japan. It consists of the northern part of the Chūgoku region, facing the Sea of Japan. Specifically, it is the two prefectures of Shimane Prefecture, Shimane and Tottori Prefecture, Tottori. Etymology The name San'in in the Japanese language is formed from two kanji characters. The first, , "mountain", and the second, represents the "yin" of yin and yang. The name means the northern, shady side of the mountains in contrast to the ''yang'' "southern, sunny" San'yō region to the south. History Early history The San'in region has numerous Japanese Paleolithic, Paleolithic and Jōmon period (14,000 – 300 BC) remains, but its Yayoi period (300 BC – 250 AD) remains are the largest in Japan. The Mukibanda Yayoi remains in the low foothills of Mount Daisen in the cities of Daisen, Tottori, Daisen and Yonago, Tottori, Yonago, Tottori Prefecture are the largest in Japan. The site is still only partially exc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hōki Province
was a former province in the area that is today the western half of Tottori Prefecture in the San'in region of Japan. Hōki was bordered by Inaba, Mimasaka, Izumo, Bitchū, and Bingo Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was . In terms of the Gokishichidō system, Hōki was one of the provinces of the San'indo circuit. Under the '' Engishiki'' classification system, Hōki was ranked as one of the 35 "superior countries" (上国) in terms of importance, and one of the "middle countries" (中国) in terms of distance from the capital. The provincial capital was located in what is now the city of Kurayoshi, Tottori. The '' ichinomiya'' of the province is the Shitori Shrine also located in the town of Yurihama. As there are many cultural and historic similarities between Hōki and neighboring Izumo Provinces, the two provinces are sometimes informally grouped together as the . Conversely, Mount Daisen forms a geographic divide, which separates Hōki culturally and histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanbu, Tottori
is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Saihaku District, Tottori, Saihaku District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 10,348 in 3894 households and a population density of 91 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Nanbu is located in the Chūgoku Mountains in western Tottori Prefecture and borders Shimane Prefecture to the west. Neighboring municipalities Tottori Prefecture *Yonago, Tottori, Yonago *Hōki, Tottori, Hōki *Hino, Tottori, Hino *Nichinan, Tottori, Nichinan Shimane Prefecture *Yasugi, Shimane, Yasugi Climate Nanbu is classified as a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nanbu is 13.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1770 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.26 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.2 °C. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisen, Tottori
is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Saihaku District, Tottori, Saihaku District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,321 in 5630 households and a population density of 81 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . The town is known for Mount Daisen, the tallest mountain in the Chūgoku Region. The mountain was an early center of Shinto and Buddhism in Japan, Buddhist practice, and the town has numerous designated Cultural Properties of Japan. Geography Daisen is located in western Tottori Prefecture, in the west of Saihaku District. The north of the town has a broad coast along the Sea of Japan, and its inland area sweeps up to the Chūgoku Region, specifically Mount Daisen. The Amida River flows north towards the Sea of Japan and forms an Alluvial fan, alluvial delta in Daisen. Much of the town is within the borders of the Daisen-Oki National Park. Neighboring municipalities Tottori Prefecture *Yonago, Tottori, Yonago *Kōf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasugi, Shimane
is a city located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 35,965 in 14257 households and a population density of 85 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Yasugi is located in far eastern Shimane, bordered by the Nakaumi to the north, the Chugoku Mountains to the south and Tottori Prefecture to the east. Neighboring municipalities Shimane Prefecture *Matsue * Okuizumo * Unnan Tottori Prefecture * Nanbu * Nichinan *Yonago Climate The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Yasugi is 14.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1828 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.6 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Yasugi has been declining over the past 40 years. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsue
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Shimane Prefecture, Japan, located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. , the city had an estimated population of 196,748 in 91287 households and a population density of 340 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Matsue is home to the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa-era Matsue Castle, one of the last surviving feudal castles in Japan. Geography Matsue is located at the northernmost point of Shimane Prefecture, between Lake Shinji and Nakaumi on the banks of the Ohashi River connecting the two lakes, though the city proper reaches the Sea of Japan coast. Matsue is the center of the Lake Shinji-Nakaumi metropolitan area, which has a population of approximately 600,000 in 2020. The Lake Shinji-Nakaumi metropolitan area is the fourth largest on the Sea of Japan coast after Niigata (city), Niigata, Greater Kanazawa, and Fukui (city), Fukui. Climate Matsue has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with very w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimane Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a geographic area of 6,708.26 Square kilometre, km2. Shimane Prefecture borders Yamaguchi Prefecture to the southwest, Hiroshima Prefecture to the south, and Tottori Prefecture to the east. Matsue is the capital and largest city of Shimane Prefecture, with other major cities including Izumo, Shimane, Izumo, Hamada, Shimane, Hamada, and Masuda, Shimane, Masuda. Shimane Prefecture contains the majority of the Lake Shinji-Nakaumi metropolitan area centered on Matsue, and with a population of approximately 600,000 is Japan's third-largest metropolitan area on the Sea of Japan coast after Niigata (city), Niigata and Greater Kanazawa. Shimane Prefecture is bounded by the Sea of Japan coastline on the north, where two-thirds of the population live, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
