The Tottori Folk Crafts Museum (鳥取民芸美術館, Tottori Mingei Bijutsukan) opened in Tottori, Japan, in 1949. It was established as the Tottori Mingeikan by Yoshida Shōya (吉田璋也), local advocate of the mingei folk craft movement, who formed a craft guild in 1931 and opened the craft shop "Takumi" in the city the following year.
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Tottori Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tottori, in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. It is located in the Higashihonji-chō district of the city of Tottori.
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Tottori is the capital and the largest city of Tottori Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. As of 30 November 2022, the city had an estimated population of 183,383 in 81,732 households and a population density of 240 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 765.31 square kilometres. Most of the city is within the San'in Kaigan Geopark.
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Tottori Jōhoku High School, also commonly known as Jōhoku High, is a private high school located in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan.
The school is known for its baseball and sumo clubs, and a range of club activities and studies.
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Jinpūkaku is a Western-style French Renaissance style residence of the Ikeda clan located in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan.
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The Tottori City Historical Museum opened in Tottori, Japan, in 2000 and is dedicated to the history of the city.
In 1933, Yoshida opened a shop by the same name in Tokyo's Ginza district. Both shops are still in operation as of 2023. The building in which the Tottori museum is housed was designated a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2012.
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