Tottori (city)

is the capital city of Tottori Prefecture on the island of Honshu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tottori" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 990.

It has been recognized as a special city since 2005.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.

 History 
Tottori Castle was established by Yamana Nobumichi in 1545. Tottori castle at jcastle.info ; retrieved 2013-2-21.  The castle town grew at the base of the mountain where the castle was built.

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.

Related pages 
 Gainare Tottori

References

Other websites

 Tottori website ; 
 http://www.torican.jp/en/ ; 

Category:Cities in Tottori Prefecture