Tottori
city in Tottori Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Tottori is a core city of Japan[1]. Tottori draws 3,070 Wikipedia views per month (core city of japan category, ranking #17 of 47).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tottori Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Sea of Japan[5], Sendai River[6], Koyama-ike[7]
- Head of government: Yoshihiko Fukazawa[8]
- Continent: Asia[9]
- Instance of: prefectural capital of Japan[10], big city[11], city of Japan[12]
- Shares border with: Chizu[13], Yazu[14], Wakasa[15], Misasa[16], Yurihama[17], Iwami-chō[18], Shin'onsen[19], Tsuyama[20], Kagamino[21]
- Twinned administrative body: Hanau[22], Kushiro[23], Himeji[24], Iwakuni[25], Chongju[26], Suzhou[27], Kōriyama[28]
- Legislative body: Tottori City Council[29]
- Location: Tottori metropolitan area[30]
- Commons category: Tottori, Tottori[31]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[32]
- Inception: October 1, 1889[33]
- Located in/on physical feature: Tottori Plain[34]
- Official website: https://www.city.tottori.lg.jp/[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tottori (city)[36]
- Commons gallery: 鳥取市[37]
- Population: 187,323[38], 193,717[39], 197,449[40]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Tottori[41]
- Replaces: Fusō[42], Inaba[43], Nakanogō[44], Mihoson[45], Karo[46], Tōgō[47], Miho[48], Yonesato[49], Tsunoi[50], Kokufu[51], Fukube[52], Ketaka[53], Shikano[54], Aoya[55]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Tottori include 4720 Tottori[56], an asteroid[57].
Why It Matters
Tottori has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Tottori is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for Tottori include 4720 Tottori[56], an asteroid[57].