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Tottori Prefecture
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<h2 id="etymology">Etymology</h2> <p>The word "Tottori" in Japanese is formed from two <i><a href="/facts/Kanji/E1IN7hVL">kanji</a></i> characters. The first, 鳥, means "bird" and the second, 取 means "to get". Early residents in the area made their living catching the region's plentiful waterfowl. The name first appears in the <i><a href="/facts/Nihon_shoki/5pClhB9u">Nihon shoki</a></i> in the 23rd year of the <a href="/facts/Emperor_Suinin/po4gdg7k">Emperor Suinin</a> (213 AD) when Yukuha Tana, an elder from the Izumo, visits the emperor. The imperial Prince Homatsu-wake was unable to speak, despite being 30 years of age. </p> <blockquote><p>"Yukuha Tana presented the swan to the emperor. Homatsu-wake no Mikoto played with this swan and at last learned to speak. Therefore, Yukaha Tana was liberally rewarded, and was granted the title of Tottori no Miyakko." (Aston, translation)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></p></blockquote> <h2 id="history">History</h2> <p class="note">See also: <a href="/facts/List_of_Historic_Sites_of_Japan_(Tottori)/pCyAfh9g">List of Historic Sites of Japan (Tottori)</a></p> <h3>Early history</h3> <p>Tottori Prefecture was settled very early in the prehistoric period of Japan, as evidenced by remains from the <a href="/facts/J%25C5%258Dmon_period/TNVsWsyV">Jōmon period</a> (14,000 – 300 BC).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> The prefecture has the remains of the largest known <a href="/facts/Yayoi_period/JMvsRQ9o">Yayoi period</a> (300 BC – 250 AD) settlement in Japan, the <a href="/facts/Mukibanda_Yayoi_remains/pbF97MxH">Mukibanda Yayoi remains</a>, located in the low <a href="/facts/Foothill/bhPm8MUM">foothills</a> of <a href="/facts/Mount_Daisen/8r222kpy">Mount Daisen</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> in the cities of <a href="/facts/Daisen%2c_Tottori/TpghAEuX">Daisen</a> and <a href="/facts/Yonago%2c_Tottori/Ubhbf1tM">Yonago</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> Numerous <a href="/facts/Kofun/1HJfThS0">kofun</a> tumuli from the <a href="/facts/Kofun_period/yLC2R7pw">Kofun period</a> (250 – 538) are located across the prefecture.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> In 645, under the <a href="/facts/Taika_reforms/4J7H01ln">Taika reforms</a>, the area in present-day Tottori Prefecture became two provinces, <a href="/facts/H%25C5%258Dki_Province/XSabzBU9">Hōki</a> and <a href="/facts/Inaba_Province/WufCQnsE">Inaba</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p> <h3>Later history</h3> <p>During the <a href="/facts/Genpei_War/KUM8vgx4">Genpei War</a> (1180–1185) between the <a href="/facts/Taira/YQGyw1R1">Taira</a> and <a href="/facts/Minamoto_clan/zUhSp6e0">Minamoto</a> clans in the late-<a href="/facts/Heian_period/PmIGpfCx">Heian period</a>, Tottori became a base for anti-Taira forces, specifically at two temples, <a href="/facts/Daisen-ji/HSQIMzcK">Daisen-ji</a> and <a href="/facts/Sanbutsu-ji/vrEYPYDR">Sanbutsu-ji</a>. By the beginning of the <a href="/facts/Kamakura_period/urEK8SQV">Kamakura period</a> (1185–1333) <a href="/facts/Sh%25C5%258Den/YPsroH6V">shōen</a> estates were established to directly support the Imperial court and various temples. Successive clans controlled the region during the <a href="/facts/Sengoku_period/xv3vXWPD">Sengoku period</a> (15th to 17th century), most notably the <a href="/facts/Yamana_clan/kDlcPs9b">Yamana clan</a>, but after the <a href="/facts/Battle_of_Sekigahara/1GgXGB1e">Battle of Sekigahara</a> in 1600 the region was pacified. The <a href="/facts/Tokugawa_shogunate/S4q54Sq6">Tokugawa shogunate</a> installed the <a href="/facts/Ikeda_clan/44eR4aGF">Ikeda clan</a> at <a href="/facts/Tottori_Castle/WJ5NatAE">Tottori Castle</a>. The clan retained control of the area until throughout the <a href="/facts/Edo_period/BWxv9h57">Edo period</a> (1603–1868) and the resources of the area financially and materially supported the shogunate.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p> <h3>Modern history</h3> <p>The two provinces remained in place until the <a href="/facts/Meiji_Restoration/DLkCDHk4">Meiji Restoration</a> in 1868, and the boundaries of Tottori Prefecture were established in 1888.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> After the occupation of Korea and Taiwan in the 20th century, and the establishment of the <a href="/facts/Manchukuo/EFnnLsde">Manchukuo</a> puppet state in 1932, Tottori's harbors on the Japan Sea served as an active transit point for goods between Japan and the colonial areas. Before the end of <a href="/facts/World_War_II/2efV5L1U">World War II</a> the prefecture was hit by a massive magnitude 7.2 earthquake, the <a href="/facts/1943_Tottori_earthquake/E73ETet6">1943 Tottori earthquake</a>, which destroyed 80% of the city of Tottori, and greatly damaged the surrounding area. In the postwar period <a href="/facts/Land_reform/EYzj56Ws">land reform</a> was carried out in the prefecture, resulting in a great increase of agricultural production.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="geography">Geography</h2> <p class="note">See also: <a href="/facts/List_of_cities_in_Tottori_Prefecture_by_population/Al54DnBl">List of cities in Tottori Prefecture by population</a></p> <p>Tottori is home to the <a href="/facts/Tottori_Sand_Dunes/hEGAl7Bb">Tottori Sand Dunes</a>, Japan's only large dune system. As of 1 April 2012, 14% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as <a href="/facts/List_of_national_parks_of_Japan/mdpesMlv">Natural Parks</a>, namely the <a href="/facts/Daisen-Oki_National_Park/pLFVhh08">Daisen-Oki</a> and <a href="/facts/Sanin_Kaigan_National_Park/o5yr2gKd">Sanin Kaigan</a> National Parks; <a href="/facts/Hiba-Dogo-Taishaku_Quasi-National_Park/4sf99xBz">Hiba-Dōgo-Taishaku</a> and <a href="/facts/Hy%25C5%258Dnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan_Quasi-National_Park/6fsEIWdh">Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan</a> Quasi-National Parks; and <a href="/facts/Misasa-T%25C5%258Dg%25C5%258Dko_Prefectural_Natural_Park/Co080Dct">Misasa-Tōgōko</a>, <a href="/facts/Nishi_Inaba_Prefectural_Natural_Park/hAHQAE5h">Nishi Inaba</a>, and <a href="/facts/Okuhino_Prefectural_Natural_Park/Q8XDxzw6">Okuhino</a> Prefectural Natural Parks.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> </p><p><a href="/facts/Mount_Misumi_(Tottori)/gsIoWD1x">Mount Misumi</a> is located within the former area of <a href="/facts/Mochigase%2c_Tottori/Mvr3UlIN">Mochigase</a> that was merged into the city of Tottori in 2004. </p> <h3>Cities</h3> <p>Four cities are located in Tottori Prefecture: </p> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="2">Name</th><th rowspan="2">Area (km2)</th><th rowspan="2">Population</th><th rowspan="2">Map</th></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Romanization_of_Japanese/7JdM0cAy">Rōmaji</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Kanji/E1IN7hVL">Kanji</a></th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Kurayoshi%2c_Tottori/jypTpxaJ">Kurayoshi</a></td><td>倉吉市</td><td>272.06</td><td>48,558</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Sakaiminato%2c_Tottori/vwY43X09">Sakaiminato</a></td><td>境港市</td><td>29.02</td><td>33,888</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tottori_(city)/el8kwrlm">Tottori</a> (capital)</td><td>鳥取市</td><td>765.31</td><td>192,912</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Yonago/Ubhbf1tM">Yonago</a></td><td>米子市</td><td>132.42</td><td>148,720</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Towns and villages</h3> <p>These are the towns and villages in each <a href="/facts/Districts_of_Japan/a0fHAfWQ">district</a>: </p> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="2">Name</th><th rowspan="2">Area (km2)</th><th rowspan="2">Population</th><th rowspan="2">District</th><th rowspan="2">Type</th><th rowspan="2">Map</th></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Romanization_of_Japanese/7JdM0cAy">Rōmaji</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Kanji/E1IN7hVL">Kanji</a></th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Chizu%2c_Tottori/Dqkussyn">Chizu</a></td><td>智頭町</td><td>224.61</td><td>7,031</td><td><a href="/facts/Yazu_District%2c_Tottori/65dPwRRe">Yazu District</a></td><td>Town</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Daisen%2c_Tottori/TpghAEuX">Daisen</a></td><td>大山町</td><td>189.83</td><td>16,357</td><td><a href="/facts/Saihaku_District%2c_Tottori/VNhEgG15">Saihaku District</a></td><td>Town</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Hiezu%2c_Tottori/9XmeMwvw">Hiezu</a></td><td>日吉津村</td><td>4.2</td><td>3,439</td><td><a href="/facts/Saihaku_District%2c_Tottori/VNhEgG15">Saihaku District</a></td><td>Village</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Hino%2c_Tottori/AKTw8Fuy">Hino</a></td><td>日野町</td><td>133.98</td><td>2,649</td><td><a href="/facts/Hino_District%2c_Tottori/E8o874Dc">Hino District</a></td><td>Town</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/H%25C5%258Dki%2c_Tottori/nELb0ehY">Hōki</a></td><td>伯耆町</td><td>139.44</td><td>11,071</td><td><a href="/facts/Saihaku_District%2c_Tottori/VNhEgG15">Saihaku District</a></td><td>Town</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Hokuei%2c_Tottori/tXYU5nWU">Hokuei</a></td><td>北栄町</td><td>56.94</td><td>14,718</td><td><a href="/facts/T%25C5%258Dhaku_District%2c_Tottori/MLIJqgpU">Tōhaku District</a></td><td>Town</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Iwami%2c_Tottori/NDQbozeB">Iwami</a></td><td>岩美町</td><td>122.32</td><td>11,382</td><td><a href="/facts/Iwami_District%2c_Tottori/y4rDbb2t">Iwami District</a></td><td>Town</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/K%25C5%258Dfu%2c_Tottori/wnv14DTw">Kōfu</a></td><td>江府町</td><td>124.52</td><td>2,950</td><td><a href="/facts/Hino_District%2c_Tottori/E8o874Dc">Hino District</a></td><td>Town</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Kotoura%2c_Tottori/F944w8dr">Kotoura</a></td><td>琴浦町</td><td>139.97</td><td>17,219</td><td><a href="/facts/T%25C5%258Dhaku_District%2c_Tottori/MLIJqgpU">Tōhaku District</a></td><td>Town</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Misasa%2c_Tottori/AUadKHMW">Misasa</a></td><td>三朝町</td><td>233.52</td><td>6,407</td><td><a href="/facts/T%25C5%258Dhaku_District%2c_Tottori/MLIJqgpU">Tōhaku District</a></td><td>Town</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Nanbu%2c_Tottori/r4J5uACJ">Nanbu</a></td><td>南部町</td><td>114.03</td><td>10,888</td><td><a href="/facts/Saihaku_District%2c_Tottori/VNhEgG15">Saihaku District</a></td><td>Town</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Nichinan%2c_Tottori/4V8FByIH">Nichinan</a></td><td>日南町</td><td>340.96</td><td>4,665</td><td><a href="/facts/Hino_District%2c_Tottori/E8o874Dc">Hino District</a></td><td>Town</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Wakasa%2c_Tottori/1J2g6NjK">Wakasa</a></td><td>若桜町</td><td>199.31</td><td>3,209</td><td><a href="/facts/Yazu_District%2c_Tottori/65dPwRRe">Yazu District</a></td><td>Town</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Yazu/FhTb2uc7">Yazu</a></td><td>八頭町</td><td>206.71</td><td>16,985</td><td><a href="/facts/Yazu_District%2c_Tottori/65dPwRRe">Yazu District</a></td><td>Town</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Yurihama%2c_Tottori/TL8AEBw2">Yurihama</a></td><td>湯梨浜町</td><td>77.94</td><td>16,837</td><td><a href="/facts/T%25C5%258Dhaku_District%2c_Tottori/MLIJqgpU">Tōhaku District</a></td><td>Town</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Mergers</h3> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/List_of_mergers_in_Tottori_Prefecture/GtTbSDMM">List of mergers in Tottori Prefecture</a></p> <h2 id="demographics">Demographics</h2> <p>Per Japanese census data,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> Tottori is the least populated prefecture in Japan. </p> Historical population<table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Pop.</th><th>±%</th></tr><tr><th> 1920 </th><td>455,000</td><td>— </td></tr><tr><th> 1930 </th><td>489,000</td><td>+7.5%</td></tr><tr><th> 1940 </th><td>484,000</td><td>−1.0%</td></tr><tr><th> 1950 </th><td>600,000</td><td>+24.0%</td></tr><tr><th> 1960 </th><td>599,000</td><td>−0.2%</td></tr><tr><th> 1970 </th><td>569,000</td><td>−5.0%</td></tr><tr><th> 1980 </th><td>604,000</td><td>+6.2%</td></tr><tr><th> 1990 </th><td>616,000</td><td>+2.0%</td></tr><tr><th> 2000 </th><td>613,289</td><td>−0.4%</td></tr><tr><th> 2010 </th><td>588,667</td><td>−4.0%</td></tr><tr><th> 2020 </th><td>560,517</td><td>−4.8%</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="economy">Economy</h2> <p>Tottori Prefecture is heavily agricultural and its products are shipped to the major cities of Japan. Some of the famous products are the <a href="/facts/Pyrus_pyrifolia/64rgFXrq">nashi pear</a>, <a href="/facts/Chinese_yam/ppJd0ogD">nagaimo yam</a>, <a href="/facts/Allium_chinense/EjyhT01j">Japanese scallion</a>, <i><a href="/facts/Welsh_onion/5wG54RPE">negi</a></i>, and <a href="/facts/Watermelon/Tvtd0dDa">watermelon</a>. The prefecture is also a major producer of <a href="/facts/Rice/wvL1hBCz">rice</a>. </p> <h2 id="language">Language</h2> <p>Historically, the region had extensive linguistic diversity. While the standard Tokyo dialect of the Japanese language is now used in Tottori Prefecture, several other dialects are also used. Many of them are grouped with <a href="/facts/Japanese_dialects/bFDjNtVU">Western Japanese</a>, and include the <a href="/facts/Ch%25C5%25ABgoku_dialect/w6IBlAzu">Chugoku</a> and <a href="/facts/Umpaku_dialect/k2pqVW3V">Umpaku</a> dialects.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="sports">Sports</h2> <p>The sports teams listed below are based in Tottori. </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/J.League/wkt5Hhol">Football (soccer)</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Gainare_Tottori/5WrQKf42">Gainare Tottori</a> (<a href="/facts/Yonago/Ubhbf1tM">Yonago</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> <h2 id="education">Education</h2> <h3>Universities</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Tottori_University/oGJh2ooy">Tottori University</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tottori_University_of_Environmental_Studies/Lfuloq2l">Tottori University of Environmental Studies</a></li></ul> <h3>Colleges</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Tottori_College/aIYXCumS">Tottori College</a></li> <li>Tottori College of Nursing</li></ul> <h2 id="noted-places">Noted places</h2> <h3>Tottori City</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Jinp%25C5%25ABkaku/hHGSv5s3">Jinpūkaku</a>, a late <a href="/facts/Meiji_period/Ajr5VCQ5">Meiji period</a> residence</li> <li><a href="/facts/Tottori_Sand_Dunes/hEGAl7Bb">Tottori Sand Dunes</a></li></ul> <h3>Daisen</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Daisen_(mountain)/8r222kpy">Daisen</a>, the highest of the <a href="/facts/Ch%25C5%25ABgoku_Mountains/HF8mbuSo">Chūgoku Mountains</a>, 1,729 m (5,673 ft)</li></ul> <h3>Daisen and Yonago</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Mukibanda_Yayoi_remains/pbF97MxH">Mukibanda Yayoi remains</a>, the largest site of <a href="/facts/Yayoi_period/JMvsRQ9o">Yayoi period</a> settlement in Japan</li></ul> <h3>Yonago and Sakaiminato</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Nakaumi/oEFMGtJR">Nakaumi</a>, a <a href="/facts/Brackish/f6z3UXCa">brackish</a> lake located between Tottori Prefecture and <a href="/facts/Shimane_Prefecture/JnLR5V0o">Shimane Prefecture</a>, fifth largest lake in Japan</li></ul> <h3>Misasa</h3> <ul><li>Misasa Onsen</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sanbutsu-ji/vrEYPYDR">Sanbutsu-ji</a>, a <a href="/facts/Heian_period/PmIGpfCx">Heian period</a> temple designated a <a href="/facts/National_Treasures_of_Japan/vru7zxM2">National Treasure of Japan</a></li></ul> <h3>Sakaiminato</h3> <ul><li>Kitarō Road, a street in Sakaiminato dedicated to <a href="/facts/Shigeru_Mizuki/sAagaXBH">Shigeru Mizuki</a>'s <a href="/facts/GeGeGe_no_Kitaro/vJbLrYPW">GeGeGe no Kitaro</a> manga character</li> <li>Lake Koyama</li></ul> <h3>Iwami</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Uradome_Coast/1aDMSTQc">Uradome Coast</a>, a scenic <a href="/facts/Ria/KRXeGRoo">ria</a> coastal <a href="/facts/Inlet/uVuBo3Xl">inlet</a></li></ul> <h3>Chizu</h3> <ul><li>The <a href="/facts/Ishitani_Residence/SUavP0TX">Ishitani Residence</a>, an <a href="/facts/Edo_period/BWxv9h57">Edo period</a> family residence designated a <a href="/facts/National_Treasures_of_Japan/vru7zxM2">National Treasure of Japan</a></li></ul> <h3>Nanbu</h3> <ul><li>Tottori Hanakairo-Flower Park, the largest flower park in Japan</li></ul> <h2 id="transportation">Transportation</h2> <h3>Rail</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/JR_West/cL0RGnvj">JR West</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Sanin_Line/0olHFLeH">Sanin Line</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hakubi_Line/xBMNVsmk">Hakubi Line</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Inbi_Line/Yb3TFRum">Inbi Line</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sakai_Line/bgcXdVIa">Sakai Line</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wakasa_Railway/bDWjjLVq">Wakasa Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Chizu_Express/MHo6RIPV">Chizu Express</a></li></ul> <h3>Roads</h3> <h4>Expressway and toll roads</h4> <ul><li> Tottori Expressway</li> <li> Yonago Expressway</li> <li> <a href="/facts/Sanin_Expressway/rUVqScgo">Sanin Expressway</a></li> <li> Shidosaka Pass Road</li> <li> Tottori-Toyooka-Miyazu Road</li></ul> <h4>National highways</h4> <ul><li>Route 9</li> <li>Route 29 (Tottori-<a href="/facts/Shiso/f1xh62mB">Shiso</a>-<a href="/facts/Himeji/jXJGS8jd">Himeji</a>)</li> <li>Route 53 (Tottori-<a href="/facts/Tsuyama/azI9JCdz">Tsuyama</a>-<a href="/facts/Okayama/GqWrn6M4">Okayama</a>)</li> <li>Route 178</li> <li>Route 179</li> <li>Route 180</li> <li>Route 181 (Yonago-<a href="/facts/Niimi/vWkCml6I">Niimi</a>-Okayama)</li> <li>Route 183</li> <li>Route 313</li> <li>Route 373</li> <li>Route 431</li> <li>Route 482</li></ul> <h3>Ports</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Sakaiminato/vwY43X09">Sakaiminato</a> Port – ferry route to <a href="/facts/Oki_Island/fg9Sw7u7">Oki Island</a>, and international container hub</li></ul> <h3>Airports</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Tottori_Airport/F6zSe7n0">Tottori Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Yonago_Airport/To3cQsYh">Yonago Airport</a></li></ul> <h2 id="prefectural-symbols">Prefectural symbols</h2> <p>The symbol is derived from the first <a href="/facts/Mora_(linguistics)/7uNR6X4c">mora</a> in Japanese for "<a href="/facts/Hiragana/RTn1gxfS">と</a>" combined with the picture of a flying bird, and symbolizes peace, liberty, and the advancement of the Tottori Prefecture. It was enacted in 1968 to celebrate the 100th year from the first year of the <a href="/facts/Meiji_Era/Ajr5VCQ5">Meiji Era</a>. </p> <h2 id="notes">Notes</h2> <ul><li>Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC"><i>Japan encyclopedia.</i></a> Cambridge: <a href="/facts/Harvard_University_Press/YluAnq74">Harvard University Press</a>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-674-01753-5; <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58053128?referer=di&ht=edition">OCLC 58053128</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tottori prefecture. <ul><li><a href="https://www.pref.tottori.lg.jp/">Official website</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, ed. (24 May 2016). NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese). NHK Publishing. <a href="NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典" target="_blank">NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tottori Prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 990, p. 990, at Google Books; "Chūgoku" at p. 127, p. 127, at Google Books. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA990" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA990</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Nussbaum, "Tottori" at p. 990, p. 990, at Google Books. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA990" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA990</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"XXX", Nihongi; chronicles of Japan from the earliest times to A.D. 697, translated by Aston, W. G. (1st Tuttle ed.), Rutland, Vt.: C.E. Tuttle Co., 1972, p. 175, ISBN 978-0-8048-0984-9, OCLC 354027 <a href="978-0-8048-0984-9" target="_blank">978-0-8048-0984-9</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Tottori Prefecture". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-04-07. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Muki-Banda Remains Archived 2012-09-04 at archive.today <a href="http://www.japan-i.jp/explorejapan/chugoku/tottori/yonago-daisen/d8jk7l000002t1q0.html" target="_blank">http://www.japan-i.jp/explorejapan/chugoku/tottori/yonago-daisen/d8jk7l000002t1q0.html</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Mukibanda-iseki (妻木晩田遺跡)". Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (日本歴史地名大系) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-04-07. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Tottori Plain". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-04-07. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" in p. 780, p. 780, at Google Books. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA780" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA780</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Tottori-ken (鳥取県)". Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-04-07. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Tottori Prefecture". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-04-07. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Tottori-ken (鳥取県)". Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-04-07. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 31 August 2012. <a href="http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/doc/files/np_6.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/doc/files/np_6.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>Tottori 1995–2020 population statistics <a href="http://www.citypopulation.de/Japan-Tottori.html" target="_blank">http://www.citypopulation.de/Japan-Tottori.html</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>Tottori 1920–2000 population statistics <a href="http://www.demographia.com/db-japanpref.htm" target="_blank">http://www.demographia.com/db-japanpref.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"Tottori-ken: seikatsu bunka (鳥取（県）: 生活文化)". Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-04-07. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>