Tottori (city)
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It has been recognized as a special city since 2005.[2]
History
Tottori Castle was established by Yamana Nobumichi in 1545.[3] The castle town grew at the base of the mountain where the castle was built.[1]
Tottori was incorporated as a city on October 1, 1889.
The city was damaged by a great earthquake in 1942 and by a great fire in 1952.[1]
Tottori (city) Media
Tottori City Hall Main Building, in Saiwai-cho, Tottori, Tottori prefecture
Skyline of Tottori City from Tottori Castle
Allium chinense fields in Tottori
Alphanumeral road sign for Harima Expressway, Chūgoku Expressway and Tottori Expressway
Alphanumeral road sign for Kyoto Jūkan Expressway, San'in Expressway and San'in Kinki Expressway
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Alphanumeral road sign for Kyoto Jūkan Expressway, San'in Expressway and San'in Kinki Expressway
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Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tottori" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 990.
- ↑ Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research (2011), Table 3; retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ↑ Tottori castle at jcastle.info Archived 2012-11-26 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2013-2-21.
Other websites
Media related to Tottori, Tottori at Wikimedia Commons
- Tottori website (in English); (in Japanese)
- http://www.torican.jp/en/ Archived 2012-02-29 at the Wayback Machine; (in Japanese)
