Tottori Castle ruins
Local name: 鳥取城
Located in Tottori Shi, Tottori Coordinates: 35°30′27″ N 134°14′24″ E
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Elevation
- 62 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- TTJ Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport7 km
- TJH Konotori Tajima Airport50 km
About Tottori Castle ruins
Tottori Castle ruins is a historic site. Location: Tottori Shi, Tottori.
Tottori Castle (鳥取城, Tottori-jō) was a Japanese castle located in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture in the San'in Region of western Japan. It has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1957 with the area under protection expanded in 1987. The Historical Site designation also includes the Taikōganaru (太閤ヶ平) fortification erected by Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the 1581 Siege of Tottori.
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At a glance
- Heritage designation
- Historic Site of Japan
- Official website
- city.tottori.lg.jp
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Tottori Castle ruins
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Climate of Tottori Castle ruins
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 16° · Night 7° · Rain 147 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kochi · 227 km south18°
- Ōita · 350 km southwest18°
- Beppu · 353 km southwest17°
- Hottest month
- August (day 31°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- September (235 mm)
- Driest month
- April (118 mm)
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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 8° | 11° | 18° | 22° | 25° | 29° | 31° | 26° | 21° | 16° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 7° | 12° | 17° | 21° | 22° | 18° | 12° | 7° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 173 | 154 | 124 | 118 | 123 | 168 | 193 | 125 | 235 | 138 | 147 | 157 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
How to get to Tottori Castle ruins
The nearest airport is Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport (TTJ), 7 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Okayama Momotaro Airport (OKJ) (90 km). The nearest large city is Tottori-shi, 1 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport (TTJ) Tottori 7 kmwest
- Konotori Tajima Airport (TJH) Toyooka 50 kmeast
- Okayama Momotaro Airport (OKJ) Okayama 90 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Tottori-shi Population: 188.5K 1 kmsouthwest
- Tsuyama Population: 102.3K 55 kmsouthwest
- Yonago Population: 148.7K 83 kmwest
- Himeji Population: 530.5K 87 kmsoutheast
- Kakogawa Population: 271.6K 98 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tottori Castle ruins
Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 9 natural sites, 12 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Sendai River River 6 kmNW
25–60 km7 places
- Maruyama River River 56 kmE
- Mount Hyōno Mountain 30 kmSE
- Mount Nagi Mountain 38 kmS
- Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan-kokutei-kōen Natural site 31 kmSE
60–100 km17 places
- Yura River River 95 kmE
- Mount Ooe Mountain 79 kmE
- Takano River River 99 kmE
- Ibo Gawa River 88 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Tottori-shi City, Tottori Shi1 km SW -
Iwami Chō Municipality, Iwami-gun12 km E
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Kōge Town, Yazu Chō11 km S
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Yazu Chō Municipality, Yazu-gun16 km SE
Sources & licences
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