Tottori鳥取市

Tottori-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Tottori (鳥取市, Tottori-shi) is a city in Tottori Prefecture. Population 188,465 (2020 census), area 765.31 km². Borders 9 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Tottori Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

鳥取市

Reading

Tottori-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Tottori 鳥取県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

188,465 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.7% from 193,717

Area

765.31 km²

Density

246 people per km²

Households

77,029

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

29.4%

Foreign residents

1,416 (0.8%)

Code

31201 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.tottori.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Tottori. Borders across water are not counted.

• Shinonsen Town新温泉町(Hyōgo)
• Iwami Town岩美町
• Wakasa Town若桜町
• Chizu Town智頭町
• Yazu Town八頭町
• Misasa Town三朝町
• Yurihama Town湯梨浜町
• Tsuyama City津山市(Okayama)
• Kagamino Town鏡野町(Okayama)

Questions about Tottori

Is Tottori a city or a prefecture?

Tottori (鳥取市) is a city (市, shi) in Tottori Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly. Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県) is the larger unit around it. On its own, the name usually means the city.

Where is Tottori?

Tottori is in Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Tottori?

188,465 at the 2020 census, down 2.7% from 193,717 in 2015. The area is 765.31 km², which is 246 people per km². 77,029 households. 29.4% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tottori?

Nine: Shinonsen Town (新温泉町) in Hyōgo, Iwami Town (岩美町), Wakasa Town (若桜町), Chizu Town (智頭町), Yazu Town (八頭町), Misasa Town (三朝町), Yurihama Town (湯梨浜町), Tsuyama City (津山市) in Okayama, and Kagamino Town (鏡野町) in Okayama. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tottori in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tottori written in Japanese?

鳥取市, read Tottori-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Tottori begin?

鳥取県鳥取市… (Tottori-ken, Tottori-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.