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  Tottori, Tottori - Wikipedia, the free 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.
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 Tottori Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On October 1, 2004 the towns of Hawai and Togo and the village of Tomari (all from Tohaku District) merged to form the new town of Yurihama.
On November 1, 2004 the municipalities of Fukube and Kokufu (from Iwami District), Aoya, Ketaka and Shikano (from Ketaka District) and Kawahara, Mochigase and Saji (from Yazu District) merged into the city of Tottori.
On October 1, 2005 the towns of Daiei and Hojo from Tohaku District merged to form the new town of Hokuei.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tottori_Prefecture   (343 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Tottori
51,834), Tottori prefecture, W Honshu, Japan, on the Tenjin River.
It is an agricultural and communications center with textile, agricultural machinery, and beverage industries.
The compost companions: a JICA-funded project implemented through a Tottori farming association aims to get Mongolians eating more greens.
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 TOTTORI, Tottori Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com
Stick to the coast until you reach the prefectural capital of TOTTORI, famous in Japan for the sixteen-kilometre-long sand dunes at nearby Hamasaka.
The dunes are a twenty-minute bus journey north of Tottori Station.
Buses leave from platform 3 at the bus centre next to the station and pass through the city centre on the way to either Sakyu Kaikan, beside the dunes, or the Sakyu Centre, overlooking them from a hill.
www.infohub.com /Destinations/Asia/Japan/Tottori/71741.htm   (244 words)

  
 SANDBOARD MAGAZINE / LOCATIONS / JAPAN / Tottori / Tottori Dunes /International Sandboarding Center and Internet ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Stretching 2Km from south to north, 16 Km from east to west and with a maximum atitude of 90m, Tottori sand dune is the largest dune in Japan.
It is said that the history of Tottori sand dune can be traced back to 100,000 years.
The sands carried by Sendai river which has its source in the Chuugoku mountainous region and the sands carried by the coastward current of Japan sea have been gathered by the strength of winds and waves, and they have gradually accumulated over a long period of time.
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 Fuyo Daiichi Hotel, Tottori, Japan, Asia Timeshare Resort - RedWeek.com
The Fuyo Daiichi Hotel is a typical city hotel with banquet halls and a small church located in downtown Tottori.
Tottori is famous for the Tottori Dune, which is 10 miles long and a mile wide.
It is popular not only because it is one of the largest dunes in Japan, but also because it offers a variety of beautiful scenery.
www.redweek.com /resort/P3532   (120 words)

  
 Tottori, Japan Hotel Information, Rate Comparison: Direct Prices, Discounters, Consolidators (TTJ/all)
Compare Tottori hotel rates from most suppliers and reserve online.
Tottori City Hotel @ 471 Ebisu-machi, TOTTORI, TOTTORI PREFECTURE 680-0055 warm climate, clear waters, abundant nature and lively streets are some of the things that characterize the former castle town of tottori.
tottori city hotel is a riverside hotel standing conveniently in the central urban area.
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 TownNet! - Around the World - Asia - Japan - Tottori
The name of Tottori comes from the men hunting birds, where is famous for Tottori dune.
The Summit of16 cities and towns in Tottori, Shimane, Okayama and Hiroshima prefecture.
Funaoka sutuated on the north of Tottori is the town of agriculture.
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 Getaways
Hirosaki is an old castle town and has many well-preserved buildings, a gorgeous castle, a very friendly youth hostel, and provides access to hot spring resorts and hiking in some of the most beautiful and traditional areas of Japan.
Some people will tell you that there is a desert in Japan, but what they are talking about is the Tottori Sand Dunes.
Located in the village of Fukube in Tottori Prefecture in Eastern Japan, the sand dunes here were created by sand carried in the Sendai River.
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Geographical Location The park is located in western Honshu as a continuous 75km long sea coast between Amino (Kyota prefecture) and the sand dunes near Tottori (Tottori prefecture).
On the south-west are the Tottori sand dunes formed by the strong north-westerly Siberian wind.
Local Human Population Tottori is a market centre for timber, rice and fruit orchards, as well as being a renowned holiday resort.
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 Cheap Hotels Tottori
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The brick-built Hotel New Otani, Tottori, Japan, is conveniently situated among the tree-lined streets of the city, just a short walk form JR Tottori station and twenty minutes from Tottori Airport by car.
Centrally located the Hotel New Otani is the ideal base from which to begin an exploration of the rich history, culture, and delicious cuisine of the region.
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For the local train timetable to Hogi from Tottori City or Yonago City
Ask at your nearest JR station for train travel to Tottori shi.
Disclaimer: The San In Beach Party has endeavoured to retrieve the correct travel information, but we'd like to stress that mistakes may have been made.
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 Tottori Tourism - Tottori Vacation Reviews - Tottori Vacations - TripAdvisor
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 hTR repressor-related gene on human chromosome 10p15.1
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tottori Prefectural Central Hospital, Tottori, Tottori, 680-0901, Japan
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Tottori University, Yonago, Tottori, 683-8503, Japan
Department of Molecular and Cell Genetics, School of Life of Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Tottori, 683-8503, Japan
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 Tottori Hotels: Read Tottori Hotel Reviews and Compare Prices - TripAdvisor
Tottori Hotels: Read Tottori Hotel Reviews and Compare Prices - TripAdvisor
Home > Asia > Japan > Chugoku > Tottori > Tottori Hotels
TripAdvisor™ provides unbiased reviews, articles, recommendations and opinions on hotels in Tottori, including Tottori resorts, inns and B&Bs.
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