Tottori, Tottori

Tottori (Japanese鸟取 市, -shi) is a city and administrative center of the homonymous Tottori Prefecture in the southern part of Honshu, the main island of Japan.

Geography

Tottori is located near the coast of the Sea of ​​Japan.

Attractions

Besides the University of Tottori, there are electronics and metal products industry. The city is known also for its sand dunes, which are the largest in Japan.

Traffic

  • Tottori airport
  • Street: National Road 9
  • National roads 29, 53, 373
  • JR Sanin Main Line
  • JR INBI - line

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Kagawa Kageki ( tanka poet )
  • Ozaki Hosai ( haiku poet )
  • Jiro Taniguchi ( mangaka )

Twinning

  • Japan Kushiro, Japan ( Hokkaido ) ( since Oct. 4, 1963)
  • Japan Himeji, Japan ( Hyogo ) (since March 8, 1972 )
  • Japan Iwakuni, Japan ( Yamaguchi ) ( since 13 October 1995)
  • Germany Hanau, Germany (Hesse) ( since 2001)
  • Flag of South Korea Chongju, South Korea ( Chungchongbuk -Do )

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Tottori Prefecture Misasa
  • Yurihama
  • Chizu
  • Yazu
  • Iwami
  • Shinonsen
  • Tsuyama
  • Kagamino
Cities of Japan Sea of Japan Kushiro, Hokkaido Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Tsuyama, Okayama Kurayoshi, Tottori Sakaiminato, Tottori Yonago, Tottori Hiezu, Tottori
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