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Main City: Tottori
Population: 574,000 people ranking 47/47 prefecture (2015) [1]
Area: 3,507 km2 [2]
Geographical / Landscape description
Located on the coast of the Japan Sea, Tottori is home to the Tottori Sand Dunes, Japan's only large dune system. On 1 April 2012, 14% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as natural parks. [2]
Climate
Tottori has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant all year long. [2]
Recent history, culture
The Tottori Sand Dunes are unique in Japan and therefore they are a major tourist attraction which plays an important role in the prefecture’s social and economic life. Every year various festivals are organised between the dunes such as a kite contest, sandboarding (like snowboarding but on the sand), photo contests and a mascot festival. [3]
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