Tottori鳥取県
Tottori-ken, とっとりけん. The name ends in 県 (ken), prefecture.
Tottori has the fewest people of any prefecture. It is known for the Tottori sand dunes.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 鳥取県
- Reading
- Tottori-ken / とっとりけん
- Region
- Chūgoku 中国
- Capital
- Tottori 鳥取市
- Population
- 553,407 (2020 census)
- Area
- 3,507 km²
- Density
- 158 people per km²
- Municipalities
- 19: 4 cities, 14 towns, and 1 village
- Designated cities
- None
- Districts (郡)
- 5
- Codes
- JIS 31, ISO 3166-2 JP-31
- Website
- www.pref.tottori.lg.jp
- Tree
- Daisen yew ダイセンキャラボク
- Flower
- nijisseiki pear blossom 二十世紀梨の花
- Bird
- mandarin duck オシドリ
The tree, flower, and bird are the prefectural symbols, chosen by ordinance. Every prefecture has all three.
The most populous municipalities
| Municipality | Population | km² | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tottori City鳥取市 | 188,465 | 765.31 | 34.1% |
| Yonago City米子市 | 147,317 | 132.42 | 26.6% |
| Kurayoshi City倉吉市 | 46,485 | 272.06 | 8.4% |
| Sakaiminato City境港市 | 32,740 | 29.11 | 5.9% |
| Kotora Town琴浦町 | 16,365 | 139.97 | 3.0% |
| Yurihama Town湯梨浜町 | 16,055 | 77.94 | 2.9% |
| Yazu Town八頭町 | 15,937 | 206.71 | 2.9% |
| Daisen Town大山町 | 15,370 | 189.83 | 2.8% |
| Hokuei Town北栄町 | 14,228 | 56.94 | 2.6% |
| Iwami Town岩美町 | 10,799 | 122.32 | 2.0% |
2020 census. Share is the municipality's part of the prefecture's population. The other 9 are listed below.
How an address here begins
鳥取県鳥取市…
Tottori-ken, Tottori-shi, …
The prefecture name is written first, then the municipality name. The guide explains the rest of the address, and the map finds any address you paste into it.
Neighbouring prefectures
Every municipality in Tottori市区町村
19 local governments, each with its own mayor and assembly. Each has a page with its population, area, neighbours, and boundary on the map.
Districts, with their towns and villages郡 町 村
A district is a name that groups towns and villages in an address. It has no office and no election. Each town and village in it is a government.
Questions about Tottori
- Is Tottori a city or a prefecture?
- Tottori (鳥取県) is a prefecture, one of Japan's 47. Tottori City (鳥取市) is a municipality inside it and its capital. On its own, the name usually means the city. With 県 on the end it means the prefecture.
- What is the capital of Tottori?
- Tottori City (鳥取市). The prefectural office is there. It is also the largest municipality in the prefecture.
- What does 県 mean in 鳥取県?
- 県 (ken) means prefecture. It is the ordinary word for prefecture, used by 43 of the 47. The other four are Tokyo (都), Hokkaidō (道), Osaka, and Kyoto (府), which are the same kind of government with a different word at the end of the name.
- How many municipalities are in Tottori?
- 19: 4 cities, 14 towns, and 1 village. Each is a local government with its own mayor and assembly. The towns and villages are grouped into five districts (郡), names used in addresses, not governments.
- What is the population of Tottori?
- 553,407 at the 2020 census, on 3,507 km², which is 158 people per km². Tottori is the 47th most populous of the 47 prefectures and the 41st largest by area.
- Which prefectures border Tottori?
- Four prefectures: Hyōgo (兵庫県), Shimane (島根県), Okayama (岡山県), and Hiroshima (広島県). Borders across water are not counted.
- What region is Tottori in?
- Chūgoku (中国). A region is a customary grouping of prefectures, not a government, so Tottori elects a governor and an assembly but the region elects nothing.
- How is Tottori written in Japanese?
- 鳥取県, read Tottori-ken and written とっとりけん in hiragana. The last character, 県, is the word for prefecture, and the name is often used without it in English.
- How does an address in Tottori begin?
- With the prefecture name, then the municipality name: 鳥取県鳥取市… (Tottori-ken, Tottori-shi, …). After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.
- What is the largest city in Tottori?
- Tottori City (鳥取市), with 188,465 people at the 2020 census. It is also the capital. The three most populous municipalities are Tottori City (鳥取市, 188,465), Yonago City (米子市, 147,317), and Kurayoshi City (倉吉市, 46,485).
- What are the symbols of Tottori?
- The prefectural tree is the Daisen yew (ダイセンキャラボク), the flower the nijisseiki pear blossom (二十世紀梨の花), and the bird the mandarin duck (オシドリ). Tottori chose them by ordinance, as every prefecture has.
Boundaries: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Municipality counts are from the boundary data on the map. Website and symbols: the prefecture's Japanese Wikipedia article, read in September 2026.