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Yurihama Town
Tottori Prefecture · Town
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Yurihama Town surrounds Lake Togo, and its name comes from hot springs, Nijisseiki (20th Century) pears, and sandy beaches. Hawai Onsen and Togo Onsen (hot springs) are on the lakeshore, and the town has Encho-en, a Chinese garden. The town is considered the birthplace of ground golf, and historic sites such as the Ueshi Castle ruins remain.
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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
Hot spring (onsen)Hawai Onsenbuilding in Tottori Prefecture, Japan
LakeLake Togolake in Japan
CastleUeshi Castle.jpg?width=240)
Shinto shrineShitori ShrineShinto shrine in Yurihama, Tottori prefecture, Japan
GardenEncho-enThe largest Chinese garden in Japan, located in Yurihama-cho, Tottori Prefecture
Hot spring (onsen)Togo Onsenbuilding in Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Hawai service areaservice area and roadside station in Yurihama, Tohaku district, Tottori prefecture, Japan%2C_zenkei.jpg?width=240)
Burial mound (kofun)Kitayama Kofunkofun in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Encho-enroadside station in Enchō-en, Yurihama, Tottori prefecture, 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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