Iwami, Tottori

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Squid drying in Iwami harbor.
Squid drying in Iwami harbor.
The Iwami beach front following a close encounter with a typhoon.
The Iwami beach front following a close encounter with a typhoon.

Iwami (岩美町; -cho) is a town located in Iwami District, Tottori, Japan.

As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 13,579 and a density of 110.96 persons per km². The total area is 122.38 km².

The majority of the town's working populations are either work on squid fishing boats or farm, the most common crop being rice.

Iwami also has a locally renowned onsen (hot spring). There are three elementary schools - Iwami Minami, Nishi, and Kita - as well as a Junior High School and a High School. In July 2005 the Iwami High School baseball team progressed to the semi-finals in the prefecture-wide high schools' baseball tournament. This was the furthest the team had ever progressed and was an even of prefecture-wide significance. They lost in the semi-finals to Tottori Nishi High School.

It is around 30 minutes by train from the prefectural capital of Tottori-shi, and is the third stop by train heading east on the Tottori-Hamasaka line.




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