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Yonago City
Tottori Prefecture · City
Official websiteTottori Prefecture page
Yonago City, the "merchant city of the San'in region," is the center of western Tottori Prefecture and a railway and airport hub. Kaike Onsen (hot spring), on the Sea of Japan, is the birthplace of triathlon. The Yonago Castle ruins on Mt. Minato overlook Nakaumi and Mt. Daisen. The city's spring green onion harvest ranks 3rd in Japan.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
CastleYonago Castlecastle of Japan in Tottori prefecture
Hot spring (onsen)Kaike Onsenbuilding in Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Historic siteMukibanda Sitearchaeological site in Yonago, Tottori, Japan
Shinto shrineOgamiyama ShrineShinto shrine in Tottori Prefecture, Japan
CastleOdaka Castlecastle in Yonago, Tottori, Japan
Buddhist templeKamiyodo HaijiBuddhist temple in Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineAwashima ShrineShinto shrine in Tottori Prefecture, Japan
MuseumYonago City Museum of Artart museum in Yonago, Tottori, Japan
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Tottori Prefecture
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