List of mergers in Tottori Prefecture

Last updated April 11, 2022

Here is a list of mergers in Tottori Prefecture, Japan since the Heisei era.

Mergers from April 1, 1999 to Present

On September 1, 2004 - the towns of Akasaki and Tōhaku (both from Tōhaku District) were merged to create the town of Kotoura .
On October 1, 2004 - the towns of Aimi and Saihaku (both from Saihaku District) were merged to create the town of Nanbu .
On October 1, 2004 - the towns of Hawai and Tōgō, and the village of Tomari (all from Tōhaku District) were merged to create the town of Yurihama .
On November 1, 2004 - the town of Kokufu, the village of Fukube (both from Iwami District), the towns of Aoya, Ketaka and Shikano (all from Ketaka District), the towns of Kawahara and Mochigase and the village of Saji (all from Yazu District) were merged into the expanded city of Tottori . Ketaka District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
On January 1, 2005 - the town of Mizokuchi (from Hino District), and the town of Kishimoto (from Saihaku District) were merged to create the town of Hōki (in Saihaku District).
On March 22, 2005 - the town of Sekigane (from Tōhaku District) was merged into the expanded city of Kurayoshi .
On March 28, 2005 - the towns of Nakayama and Nawa (both from Saihaku District) were merged into the expanded town of Daisen .
On March 31, 2005 - the towns of Funaoka, Hattō and Kōge (all from Yazu District) were merged to create the town of Yazu .
On March 31, 2005 - the town of Yodoe (from Saihaku District) was merged into the expanded city of Yonago .
On October 1, 2005 - the towns of Daiei and Hōjō (both from Tōhaku District) were merged to create the town of Hokuei .

Planned/Future Mergers

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Inaba Province was an old province of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Tottori Prefecture. It was sometimes called Inshū (因州). Inaba bordered on Harima, Hōki, Mimasaka, and Tajima Provinces.

Hoki Province was an old province of Japan in the area that is today the western part of Tottori Prefecture. It was sometimes called Hakushū (伯州). Hōki bordered on Inaba, Mimasaka, Bitchū, Bingo, and Izumo Provinces.

Kokufu was a town located in Iwami District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan.

Fukube was a village located in Iwami District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan.

Kawahara was a town located in Yazu District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan.

Mochigase was a town located in Yazu District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan.

Saji was a village located in Yazu District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan.

Yazu is a district located in Tottori Prefecture, Japan.

Ketaka was a town located in Ketaka District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan.

Shikano was a town located in Ketaka District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan.

Aoya was a town located in Ketaka District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan.

Ketaka was a district located in Tottori Prefecture, Japan.

Saihaku is a district located in Tottori Prefecture, Japan.

Tottori is the capital, and the largest city in Japan's Tottori Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. Within Japan the city is best known for its sand dunes which are a popular tourist attraction, drawing visitors from outside the prefecture. The sand dunes are also important as a centre for research into arid agriculture, hosting Tottori University's Arid Land Research Center. Most of Tottori is located in the western part of the San'in Kaigan Geopark.

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v t e Tottori Prefecture
Tottori (capital)
Core city	Tottori	Flag of Tottori Prefecture
Cities	Kurayoshi Sakaiminato Yonago
Districts	Hino District Hino Kōfu Nichinan Iwami District Iwami Saihaku District Daisen Hiezu Hōki Nanbu Tōhaku District Hokuei Kotoura Misasa Yurihama Yazu District Chizu Wakasa Yazu
List of mergers in Tottori Prefecture