Tottori Prefecture

Chugoku region · Prefecture

Tottori Prefecture has the smallest population of any prefecture in Japan. Its specialties are the Tottori Sand Dunes, Mt. Daisen (the highest peak in the Chugoku region), Matsuba crab (snow crab) and Nijisseiki (20th Century) pears. With Mizuki Shigeru Road in Sakaiminato City, it is also loved as a prefecture of yokai (folklore monsters) and manga.

Tottori Sand Dunes
Mt. Daisen
Matsuba crab (snow crab)
Nijisseiki pears

Key facts

Prefectural capital: Tottori City
Municipalities: 19 (4 cities, 14 towns, 1 village)
Population: 523,073 47th in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −5.5% 14th in Japanfrom 553,407 in 2020
Area: 3,507 km² 41st in Japan
Population density: 149 people/km² 37th in Japan

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 47 prefectures, ordered by this site from these values.

Places to know

Tottori City The Tottori Sand Dunes, one of the largest coastal sand dunes in Japan.
Sakaiminato City Mizuki Shigeru Road and landings of crab at the port.
Misasa Town Misasa Onsen, one of the world's leading radon hot springs.

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Places to visit in Tottori Prefecture

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Hot springs (onsen)5

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Museums and art museums14

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Roadside stations (Michi-no-Eki)17

Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).

National parks in Tottori Prefecture

San'inkaigan National ParkTotal park area 90 km²Also in Kyoto, Hyogo
Daisen-Oki National ParkTotal park area 351 km²Also in Shimane, Okayama

Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks

Municipalities in Tottori Prefecture (19)

Municipality	Population	5-year change	Area
Tottori City	179,243	−4.9%	765 km²
Yonago City	142,893	−3.0%	132 km²
Kurayoshi City	43,198	−7.1%	272 km²
Sakaiminato City	31,051	−5.2%	29.11 km²
Iwami Town	10,099	−6.5%	122 km²
Wakasa Town	2,338	−18.4%	199 km²
Chizu Town	5,633	−12.4%	225 km²
Yazu Town	14,486	−9.1%	207 km²
Misasa Town	5,343	−11.8%	234 km²
Yurihama Town	15,420	−4.0%	77.93 km²
Kotoura Town	14,756	−9.8%	140 km²
Hokuei Town	13,469	−5.3%	56.94 km²
Hiezu Village	3,487	−0.4%	4.20 km²
Daisen Town	13,937	−9.3%	190 km²
Nanbu Town	9,539	−7.6%	114 km²
Hoki Town	9,741	−8.9%	139 km²
Nichinan Town	3,582	−14.6%	341 km²
Hino Town	2,490	−14.3%	134 km²
Kofu Town	2,368	−11.4%	125 km²

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population in 2025; change compared with 2020). Area: GSI (2025). Designated cities are shown as one city (wards combined). "Temperature now" is the latest JMA AMeDAS observation (preliminary) at the nearest station in the same prefecture, loaded and shown unchanged when you open the page.

Figures come from official Japanese statistics (such as the 2025 Census by the Statistics Bureau of Japan), with the source and year shown next to each one. Photos are freely licensed images from Wikimedia Commons; the photographer and license are shown under each photo.

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