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Chizu Town
Tottori Prefecture · Town
Official websiteTottori Prefecture page
Chizu Town, a "town of cedar," is 93% forest and has long prospered through forestry. Chizu-shuku, a post town used by the Tottori Domain lord on trips to Edo, keeps the Ishitani Residence (an Important Cultural Property), the home of a head village official. The town also has a forest therapy base that includes the Ashizu Gorge.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
Important Cultural PropertyIshitani Residencebuilding in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Old post townChizu-shuku
Buddhist templeBujo-ji TempleBuddhist temple dedicated to Amitābha Buddha in Chizu, Japan
Shinto shrineKono ShrineShinto shrine in Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineSuwa ShrineShinto shrine in Tottori Prefecture, Japan
MuseumKatsumi Nishikawa Film Museummuseum in Chizu, Tottori, Japan
Buddhist templeKoun-ji Templetemple in Chizu, Tottori
Buddhist templeKosen-ji Templetemple in Chizu, Tottori, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this town
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Tottori Prefecture
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