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🇯🇵 Daisen is a town located in Saihaku District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The town is known for Mount Daisen, the tallest mountain in the Chūgoku Region. The mountain was an early centre of Shinto and Buddhist practice, and the town has numerous designated Cultural Properties of Japan.
Geography Daisen is located in western Tottori Prefecture, in the west of Saihaku District. The north of the town has a broad coast along the Sea of Japan, and its inland area sweeps up to the Chūgoku Region, specifically Mount Daisen. The Amida River flows north towards the Sea of Japan and forms an alluvial delta in Daisen. Much of the town is within the borders of the Daisen-Oki National Park.
Neighboring municipalities Tottori Prefecture • Yonago • Kōfu • Hōki • Kotoura.
History The area of Daisen was part of ancient Hōki Province. During the Edo period, it was controlled by the Ikeda clan of Tottori Domain. Following the Meiji restoration, the area was organized into villages within Saihaku District, Tottori with the creation of the modern municipalities system in 1896. The town of Daisen was formed from the merger of the towns of Nakayama and Nawa, both from Saihaku District on March 28, 2005.
Government Daisen has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 16 members. Kotoura, collectively with the other municipalities of Saihaku District, contributes two members to the Tottori Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Tottori 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy The economy of Daisen is based agriculture and seasonal tourism.
Education Daisen has four public elementary schools and three public junior high schools operated by the town government. The town does not have high school.
Transport: Rail JR West - San'in Line • Daisenguchi - Nawa - Mikuriya - Shimoichi - Nakayamaguchi
Transport: Road • San'in Expressway • National Route 9. •
Local attractions • Mount Daisen • Daisen-ji • Ōgamiyama Shrine • Nawa Shrine • Mukibanda Yayoi remains

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Daisen has a population of over 16,357 people. Daisen also forms the centre of the wider Saihaku District which has a population of over 50,436 people.

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