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Tottori

Local name: 鳥取県

Located in Japan Coordinates: 35°24′00″ N 133°51′00″ E

Tottori
Suicasmo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
570,569
570.6K
Elevation
136 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
14
listed under Tottori
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
TTJ Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport32 km
YGJ Yonago Kitaro Airport / JASDF Miho Air Base57 km

About Tottori

Tottori is a region. Location: Japan. Population: 570,569.

From Wikipedia

Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県, Tottori-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [tò̞t̚.tó̞.ɾʲí(.kè̞ɴ̀)]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Tottori Prefecture is the least populous prefecture of Japan at 516,273 (2026) and has a geographic area of 3,507.13 square kilometres (1,354.11 mi2). Tottori Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture to the west, Hiroshima Prefecture to the southwest, Okayama Prefecture to the south, and Hyōgo Prefecture to the east.

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At a glance

Built
1871
Area
3,507 km²
Official website
pref.tottori.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Tottori

Twin towns and sister cities of Tottori

  • Kochi· Japan

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Climate of Tottori

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Tottori
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°11°17°22°25°29°30°26°21°15°10°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°7°12°17°22°22°18°11°6°2°
Precipitation (mm)117114115129136198229141228126112102

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

Airports nearest to Tottori

  • Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport (TTJ) Tottori 32 km
  • Yonago Kitaro Airport / JASDF Miho Air Base (YGJ) Yonago 57 km
  • Okayama Momotaro Airport (OKJ) Okayama 71 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

Places in Tottori

14 places
  1. 1 Tottori Shi 193.9K
  2. 2 Yonago Shi 150.3K
  3. 3 Kurayoshi Shi 49.7K
  4. 4 Sakaiminato Shi 35.9K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Largest cities and towns

Nature and heritage in Tottori

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources