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 Kurayoshi, Tottori - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kurayoshi (倉吉市; -shi) is a city located in the northern part of Tottori, Japan.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 49,041 and a density of 281.04 persons per km².
The city was officially founded on October 1, 1953 though historical Kurayoshi predates this foundation and the grid outline of the streets reflects a certain amount of Edo Period planning.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kurayoshi,_Tottori   (193 words)

  
 Tottori
Fukube, Tottori Fukube (福部村; -son) is a Japan.
Kurayoshi, Tottori Kurayoshi (倉吉市; -shi) is a Japan.
Tottori, Tottori Tottori (鳥取市; -shi) is the capital Japan.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/tottori.html   (377 words)

  
 Sakaiminato, Tottori - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sakai seaport) is a city located in the northern area of Tottori Prefecture, Japan.
The seaport of Sakaiminato is one of most famous fishery ports in Japan and is the major port of Tottori prefecture.
Recently a merger with Yonago and other neighboring municipalities was proposed but the majority of the citizenry voted against this, and Sakaiminato is set to remain an automonous municipality within Tottori prefecture.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sakaiminato   (166 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Kurayoshi, Japan (Japanese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Kurayoshi [k OO rA´y O sh E ] Pronunciation Key, city (1990 pop.
It is an agricultural and communications center with textile, agricultural machinery, and beverage industries.
A distinctive cloth called Kurayoshi-kasuri ("Kurayoshi Splashed Pattern") is identified with the city.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/K/Kurayosh.html   (136 words)

  
 Opentopia Encyclopedia
Tottori (鳥取市; -shi) is the capital city of Tottori prefecture in the Chugoku region of Japan.
Its centre is the now ruined Tottori Castle, once the property of the Ikeda daimyo family.
The city is served by a JR rail line to Tottori Station.
encycl.opentopia.com /term/Tottori   (237 words)

  
 Tottori   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In the south, Tottori meets Okayama at the Chugoku mountain range, while on the east is Hyogo and the west is Shimane.
Tottori's total area is very small and is the nation's least populated prefecture.
Towards the north are a number of volcanoes and in the east are three smaller plains, Tottori, Kurayoshi and Yonago.
www.missionjapan.org /mission/e_mission/tottori.html   (461 words)

  
 About Tottori Prefecture: History
Later, in 1876, Tottori merged with Shimane Prefecture for a time, but a strong separatist movement was organized by the former samurai families of the area.
Tottori City inaugurated (major reorganization of municipalities resulted in a total of 1 city, 4 towns, and 233 villages in the prefecture replacing the former setup of 1,252 towns and villages)
Tottori Nishi Senior High School won its first victory in a women's team event (rhythmic gymnastics) in the national athletics meet held in Akita.
www.pref.tottori.jp /english/t_his_e.htm   (1287 words)

  
 Japan - happy memories. The JET Programme.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In a smallish town such as Kurayoshi, the students and people will not have seen many foreign people in their life.
Tohaku is a small freindly farming town on the Sea of Japan coast near to Kurayoshi.
Kurayoshi and Tottori-ken as a whole are blessed with goiod cake, I seemed to have gained a reputation as a cake person.
website.lineone.net /~andrew.hindle   (450 words)

  
 Kurayoshi and Its Products   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Kurayoshi is located in the central part of Tottori Prefecture.
This nice, small city is located in the Kurayoshi plain, in an area of about 50 square kilometers.
As for food, the plain produces grain in the lowlands, pears in the hills to the east, and grapes in the sandy soil of the coastal area.
aa01.com /jculture/jcl-e/6000/6022.html   (312 words)

  
 PREFACE
Japanese pear ‘Nijisseiki’, which Tottori Prefecture prides on its worldwide fame, is a cultivar derived from chance seedlings in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture in 1888.
Acknowledgements are due to the government of Tottori Prefecture, the government of Kurayoshi City and Tottori Head Quarters National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations of Japan for their cooperation and financial support.
Tottori prefecture is the biggest producer of Nijisseiki Nashi in Japan.
www.actahort.org /books/587/587_0.htm   (2037 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
She is one of the nation's four assistant language teachers (ALTs) who specialize in Korean and a key person in Tottori Prefecture's efforts for internationalization at the grassroots level.
She was given a warm welcome by the principal and teachers of the high school, but did not receive any particular instruction as to how she should organize the Korean language lessons whose introduction at the school was timed to her arrival.
Tottori became the first prefecture to invite a Korean ALT in 1998, against a backdrop of close cultural ties between the prefecture and South Korea that have been nurtured since 1992.
www.asu.edu /educ/epsl/LPRU/newsarchive/Art629.txt   (897 words)

  
 The Japan Times Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
TOTTORI (Kyodo) The Tottori Prefectural Government said Thursday it has prepared measures to shut down its part of the planned national resident registry network in the event of serious system disruptions or illegal access.
Tottori is the only prefecture that has introduced an ordinance to protect resident registry network data.
The cities of Yonago and Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture have established provisions that allow officials to shut down the registry system when personal data tampering is discovered.
www.japantimes.co.jp /cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20020802a4.htm   (457 words)

  
 The history of kurakou   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
@The Kurayoshi technical school was founded during the wartime in 1944 when the technical school increased rapidly due to increased population.
The industrial education in the Tottori central part has been continued as a department of industry of the Kurayoshi east high school through many educational system reforms.
Furthermore, by the request of the industrial establishment of state, and strong request by local residents, it is newly inaugurated as independent "Kurayoshi technical high school",and expansion development has been repeated, many excellent talented people have been seen out to the industrial world, and it continues to the present day.
www.kurayoshi-th.ed.jp /English-sight/history.html   (107 words)

  
 JNTO Website > Regional Tourist Guides   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Tottori Prefecture is situated in the northeastern part of the Chugoku region(the southwestern end of Japan's main island).
This prefecture abounds with scenery that change expression from season to season, formed by a long coastline that stretches from east to west, narrow flatlands, and mountainous area represented by Mt. Daisen.
Also of note are castle towns like Tottori and Kurayoshi.
www.jnto.go.jp /eng/RTG/RI/chugoku/tottori/tottori/tottori.html   (213 words)

  
 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
'''Kurayoshi''' (倉吉市; -shi) is a cities of Japan city located in the northern part of Tottori prefecture Tottori, Japan.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 49,041 and the population density density of 281.04 persons per square kilometer km²;.
There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article Kurayoshi, Tottori.
www.mauspfeil.net /Kurayoshi,_Tottori.html   (246 words)

  
 Kurayoshi hotels, for discount hotels in Kurayoshi
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www.travel-hotels-japan.com /tottori-hotels/kurayoshi-hotels-1.htm   (377 words)

  
 1999 [3rd] Japan Media Arts Festival | Excellence Prize HARUKANA MACHI E | JAPAN MEDIA ARTS PLAZA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Born in 1947 in Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture.
Kurayoshi City, which is the stage for this story, is in the same prefecture that I grew up in.
I am indebted to the people of Kurayoshi City who helped me with this project.
plaza.bunka.go.jp /english/festival/backnumber/11/sakuhin/harukana_machi.html   (346 words)

  
 Tottori Prefectual International Exchange Foundation
The Tottori Prefectural International Exchange Foundation was established in November of 1990 as the core international exchange promotion organization uniting the citizens, private groups, and government of Tottori Prefecture.
Its main objectives are to create a foundation for the furtherance of international exchanges in Tottori Prefecture and to support and carry out various international exchange activities.
At present, we have established offices in Tottori, Kurayoshi and Yonago and are conducting several projects.
www.torisakyu.or.jp /en/intro/index.html   (186 words)

  
 Sachimine Masui - landscape architect, architetto paesaggista - Japanese gardens, giardino giapponese - Ogawa-shuzo ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The garden borrows the background scenery of Mt. Utsubuki ( shakkei), a handsome cone-shaped mountain, a landscape symbol of the city of Kurayoshi, flanked by a couple of lower mountains.
Ogawa mentions the difficulty of finding the financial source or funding to restore the garden while she is the very one who acknowledges heavily on her shoulder the task of restoring the family treasure she has inherited.
Ito-shuzo company is one of the city's remaining emblems of successful family entrepreneurship in the era of Japan's (and the city of Kurayoshi's) industrial, commercial development in the early twentieth century.
www.sachimine.com /0_writings/jpgardens/ogawashuzo_e.htm   (1142 words)

  
 Yonago, Tottori - Art History Online Reference and Guide
Yonago (米子市; -shi) is a city located in the southest in Tottori, Japan, facing the Sea of Japan, and adjacent to Shimane.
It is the prefecture's second largest city after Tottori and therefore a commercial center of the western part of this preceture.
In the Edo period, the castle was kept by a castellan who served the Ikeda of Tottori.
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Yonago   (207 words)

  
 Kurayoshi --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The city was the capital of Hoki province (now in Tottori prefecture) from early historical times.
The mountains, including Mount Dai, form part of Daisen-Oki National Park, and the coast is included in San-in-kaigan National Park.
Tourists also visit the Tottori Sand Dunes, which stretch for 10 miles...
www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9046463   (264 words)

  
 2nd circular   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Kurayoshi Park Sqaure is a newly opened complex containing a museum, a library, a swimming pool, one large and one small hall in addition to several smaller meeting rooms for various performances and conferences.
The average temperature in Kurayoshi for October is about 16C°.
The purpose of the ISEI is to conduct research on the origin, evolution and dynamics of the Earth, and also to make available the Institute's facilities to researchers in relevant fields outside the Institute.
www.misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp /Symp/3rdcircular/place.html   (349 words)

  
 Scenic Spots of Central Tottori
One of the largest Chinese gardens in Japan, which was opened in commemoration of the friendship and cooperation between Tottori Prefecture and Hopeisheng, China.
A row of warehouses with white walls have been renovated and opened as a new tourist spot.
There are displays of pears from all over the world and of course the 20th century pear Tottori is famous for.
kanko.pref.tottori.jp /site/page/kanko/english/central   (235 words)

  
 How to Reach Kurayoshi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Kurayoshi is a small city located in the San-In district of Honshu island, Japan.
There are three flights a day from Haneda to Tottori, departing at approximately 7:30 am, 11:30 am and 4:50 pm.
The train connections are as follows: 1) Express train "Haruka" to Shin-Osaka JR station, 2) Express train "Super-Hakuto" from Shin-Osaka, which goes either directly to Kurayoshi or to Tottori depending on the time of day.
www.misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp /Symp/3rdcircular/reach.html   (327 words)

  
 tottori_prefecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Location Tottori Prefecture is located on the western part of Honshu (the main island of the Japanese archipelago), in the north-eastern part of the Chugoku district.
Tottori Prefecture Tottori Prefecture, which is bounded by the Sea of Japan, is a 7th smallest prefecture in Japan.
Tottori Prefecture Tourism Association Tottori Prefectural Government Office, Higashimachi Building, 2-308 Higashimachi, Tottori-City, 680-0011 Phone (0857) 39-2111 (C) Copyright 2004 Tottori Prefecture...
tottori_prefecture.networklive.org   (533 words)

  
 Key-note Speech by Ms. Tanaka, Mitsu @ WSAJ
On the 12th and 13th of June, I was in Tottori to attend the conference of the Women's Studies Association of Japan (WSAJ) for the first time.
On the 12th and 13th of June, 2004, I was in Kurayoshi, TOTTORI, to attend the conference of the Womenfs Association of Japan for the first time.
It was held in a beautiful hall, built by some designer, in a historic town of Kurayoshi.
subsite.icu.ac.jp /cgs/article/0410004e.html   (1013 words)

  
 Worker hurt as uranium container explodes in nuclear lab   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The 22-year-old man, an employee of a subcontractor in Ibaraki Prefecture, was bleeding from a cut above his eye caused by glass shards, and one of his corneas was injured by the solution.
He was taken to a hospital in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture.
The Ningyo-Toge Environmental Engineering Center is located in Kamisaibara, a village bordering Tottori Prefecture and close to Ningyo Pass, which contains uranium ore. It conducted a large antidisaster drill last November with the Okayama and Tottori prefectural governments.
www.vanderbilt.edu /radsafe/0301/msg00323.html   (965 words)

  
 Kurayoshi, Tottori
Ssn'in Line of JR West Japan serves the city and provides the connection to other major cities in Tottori and to cities in other regions like Kyoto or Osaka.
This page was last modified 06:11, 23 Feb 2005.
- The next article in the enyclopedia is Sakaiminato, Tottori.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Kurayoshi,_Tottori   (198 words)

  
 The bus travel which nature is observed
"The Tottori Prefecture the Regional Society for International Students" held the bus travel which nature is observed on Saturday, November 10.
The qualification of application is limited only International Students and Researcher belong to Tottori University, Tottori Junior College, and Yonago Industrial Technical Colleges.
Tottori Junior College, and Yonago Industrial Technical Colleges.
www.is.zim.tottori-u.ac.jp /isc/english/library/stack/0110/5.htm   (378 words)

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