Tottori鳥取県

Tottori-ken·とっとりけん·県 (ken), prefecture

The least populated prefecture, 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 villages
Designated cities: None
Districts (郡): 5
Codes: JIS 31·ISO 3166-2 JP-31

How an address here begins

鳥取県鳥取市…

Tottori-ken, Tottori-shi, …

The prefecture comes first, then the municipality. The guide explains the rest of the address, and the map reads 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. Every one links to its boundary on the map.

Cities市

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. The towns and villages are governments.

Iwami District岩美郡district, not a government
- Iwami Town岩美町
Yazu District八頭郡district, not a government
Tohaku District東伯郡district, not a government
Saihaku District西伯郡district, not a government
Hino District日野郡district, not a government

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.