:Kurayoshi, Tottori

Kurayoshi forms a major part of the {{Nihongo|Kurayoshi Plain|倉吉平野|Kurayoshi Heiya}}. The plain supports the agriculture of the region, and is a major center of rice and pears, as well as grapes in the sandy areas near the Sea of Japan coast.{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Japan |title=Kurayoshi Plain |url=http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |access-date=2012-04-12 |year=2012 |publisher=Shogakukan |location=Tokyo |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |archive-date=2007-08-25 }}

Tottori Prefecture

• Hokuei
• Yurihama
• Misasa
• Kōfu
• Kotoura

Okayama Prefecture

• Maniwa

Kurayoshi has a humid climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kurayoshi is {{convert|14.8|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1760.4|mm}}, with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{convert|26.3|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{convert|4.4|C}}. Its record high is {{cvt|37.9|C}}, reached on 2 August 2023, and its record low is {{cvt|-8.0|C}}, reached on 6 February 2018.

{{Weather box

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|location = Kurayoshi (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)

|Jan record high C = 18.4

|Feb record high C = 22.4

|Mar record high C = 27.3

|Apr record high C = 33.6

|May record high C = 31.8

|Jun record high C = 34.4

|Jul record high C = 36.3

|Aug record high C = 37.9

|Sep record high C = 35.6

|Oct record high C = 32.4

|Nov record high C = 25.7

|Dec record high C = 22.9

|Jan record low C = -6.2

|Feb record low C = -8.0

|Mar record low C = -3.2

|Apr record low C = -1.0

|May record low C = 3.3

|Jun record low C = 9.2

|Jul record low C = 13.3

|Aug record low C = 16.0

|Sep record low C = 8.4

|Oct record low C = 4.1

|Nov record low C = 0.9

|Dec record low C = -4.0

|Jan high C = 7.9

|Feb high C = 8.6

|Mar high C = 12.3

|Apr high C = 17.6

|May high C = 22.5

|Jun high C = 25.3

|Jul high C = 29.2

|Aug high C = 30.5

|Sep high C = 26.5

|Oct high C = 21.8

|Nov high C = 16.5

|Dec high C = 10.8

|Jan mean C = 4.4

|Feb mean C = 4.7

|Mar mean C = 7.7

|Apr mean C = 12.6

|May mean C = 17.4

|Jun mean C = 21.2

|Jul mean C = 25.4

|Aug mean C = 26.3

|Sep mean C = 22.2

|Oct mean C = 17.1

|Nov mean C = 12.0

|Dec mean C = 6.9

|Jan low C = 1.4

|Feb low C = 1.2

|Mar low C = 3.2

|Apr low C = 7.4

|May low C = 12.4

|Jun low C = 17.5

|Jul low C = 22.2

|Aug low C = 22.8

|Sep low C = 18.7

|Oct low C = 13.0

|Nov low C = 8.1

|Dec low C = 3.6

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 154.2

|Feb precipitation mm = 112.1

|Mar precipitation mm = 124.1

|Apr precipitation mm = 100.0

|May precipitation mm = 115.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 145.6

|Jul precipitation mm = 191.5

|Aug precipitation mm = 134.3

|Sep precipitation mm = 226.9

|Oct precipitation mm = 154.5

|Nov precipitation mm = 141.9

|Dec precipitation mm = 160.7

|year precipitation mm = 1760.4

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 18.3

|Feb precipitation days = 15.0

|Mar precipitation days = 13.8

|Apr precipitation days = 10.7

|May precipitation days = 10.0

|Jun precipitation days = 11.1

|Jul precipitation days = 12.5

|Aug precipitation days = 10.2

|Sep precipitation days = 12.4

|Oct precipitation days = 10.5

|Nov precipitation days = 13.6

|Dec precipitation days = 17.2

|Jan snow cm = 51

|Feb snow cm = 50

|Mar snow cm = 7

|Apr snow cm = trace

|May snow cm = 0

|Jun snow cm = 0

|Jul snow cm = 0

|Aug snow cm = 0

|Sep snow cm = 0

|Oct snow cm = 0

|Nov snow cm = 0

|Dec snow cm = 20

|year snow cm = 128

|unit snow days = 3 cm

|Jan snow days = 4.8

|Feb snow days = 4.5

|Mar snow days = 0.5

|Apr snow days = 0.1

|May snow days = 0

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0

|Nov snow days = 0

|Dec snow days = 1.9

|Jan sun = 69.7

|Feb sun = 85.3

|Mar sun = 138.5

|Apr sun = 181.0

|May sun = 202.5

|Jun sun = 156.8

|Jul sun = 171.0

|Aug sun = 206.8

|Sep sun = 142.1

|Oct sun = 144.8

|Nov sun = 108.3

|Dec sun = 80.8

|year sun = 1686.4

|source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web

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| access-date = March 25, 2022}}}}

Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-tottori.php?cityid=31329 Kurayoshi population statistics] the population of Kurayoshi has been as follows.

{{Historical populations

| 1920 | 41824

| 1930 | 46240

| 1940 | 46736

| 1950 | 58113

| 1960 | 57862

| 1970 | 54740

| 1980 | 57252

| 1990 | 56602

| 2000 | 54027

| 2010 | 50728

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The area of Kurayoshi was part of ancient Hōki Province, and the Hōki Provincial Capital and Hōki Kokubun-ji were located in this area. The local Ogamo clan dominated the area in the Heian period and into the Kamakura period. In the Muromachi period, Tauchi Castle and Utsubukiyama Castle were built, and the Yamana clan dominated in the area. The current city of Kurayoshi developed from the jōkamachi of Utsubukiyama Castle. After the decline of the Yamana, the area was controlled by the Nanjo clan, who were based in what is now Yurihama. The Nanjo were disposed after the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara, and their territory used by Nakamura Kazutada of Yonago Domain until 1609. In 1614, Satomi Tadayoshi was transferred to Kurayoshi from Tateyama Domain by the Tokugawa shogunate. From 1617, Kurayoshi became part of the holdings of the Ikeda clan at Tottori Domain. From 1632, a senior retainer of the Tottori Domain, the Arao clan, built a jin'ya in Kurayoshi. During the Edo period, Kurayoshi prospered as the center of commerce and industry.. In the Utsubuki-Tamagawa area (an important preservation district for groups of traditional buildings), traditional buildings, including many 'soil lacquered' warehouses (dozo, 土蔵), from the late Edo period still remain. Following the Meiji restoration, the town of Kurayoshi was established on October 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Kurayoshi was raised to city status on October 1, 1953. On March 22, 2005 the town of Sekigane (from Tōhaku District) was merged into Kurayoshi.

The name of Kurayoshi in the Japanese language is formed from two kanji characters. The first, {{linktext|倉}}, means "warehouse", a historical feature of the city, and the second, {{linktext|吉}} means "good" or "good fortune".

Kurayoshi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 17 members. Kurayoshi contributes three members to the Tottori Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Tottori 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

The economy of Kurayoshi is primarily agricultural with some light manufacturing.

Kurayoshi has 13 public elementary schools and five public junior high schools operated by the town government. The city has four public high schools operated by the Tottori Prefectural Board of Education and one private high school. The Tottori College of Nursing and Tottori College are also located in Kurayoshi.

File:JR logo (west).svg JR West - San'in Line

• {{STN|Kurayoshi|x}}

• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|179}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|313}}

{{see also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan}}

Kurayoshi is twinned with:

• {{flagicon|JPN}} Matsudo, Chiba, Japan, since 2004
• {{flagicon|ROK}} Naju, South Korea

• Tottori Nijisseiki Pear Museum
• Kurayoshi Park Square, a local development featuring museums, conference rooms, a music hall, restaurants, and park space, remains a popular meeting place. Nearby Utsubuki park is known throughout the prefecture as one of the best places to view cherry blossoms in spring. The park also features sports fields and a small animal zoo.

• Amidaji Kofun Cluster
• Sanmyōji Kofun
• Ōmidō temple ruins
• Ōhara temple ruins
• Hōki Kokunbun-ji ruins
• Hōki Provincial Capital ruins

File:Kurayoshi Utsubuki-Tamagawa17nt3200.jpg|Dozo (土蔵) (Utsubuki-tamagawa)

File:Kurayoshi Park Square04n4592.jpg|Kurayoshi Park Square

File:Kurayoshi01n4592.jpg|Traditional weaving

• Kunihiko Hashida, physician, politician and Minister of Education
• Ochiai Tetsuya, sumo wrestler

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• [http://www.city.kurayoshi.lg.jp/ Kurayoshi City official website] {{in lang|ja}}

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