Daisen, Tottori
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is a town
Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...

 located in Saihaku District
Saihaku District, Tottori
Saihaku is a district located in Tottori, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 50,436 and a density of 135.28 persons per km²...

, Tottori
Tottori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region. The capital is the city of Tottori. It is the least populous prefecture in Japan.- History :Before the Meiji Restoration, Tottori encompassed the old provinces of Hōki and Inaba...

, Japan
Japan
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As of 2003, the town has an estimated population
Population
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 of 6,627 and a density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 of 78.47 persons per km². The total area is 84.45 km².

On March 28, 2005 the towns of Nakayama
Nakayama, Tottori
was a town located in Saihaku District, Tottori, Japan.On March 28, 2005 Nakayama, along with the town of Nawa, also from Saihaku District, was merged into the expanded town of Daisen....

 and Nawa
Nawa, Tottori
was a town located in Saihaku District, Tottori, Japan.On March 28, 2005 Nawa, along with the town of Nakayama, also from Saihaku District, was merged into the expanded town of Daisen....

, both from Saihaku District
Saihaku District, Tottori
Saihaku is a district located in Tottori, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 50,436 and a density of 135.28 persons per km²...

, were merged into Daisen.

The town is a sister city to Temecula, California
Temecula, California
Temecula is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States with a population of 100,097 according to the 2010 United States Census, making it the lowest populated American city over 100,000 population. It was incorporated on December 1, 1989...

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The town is famous for Mount Daisen, the tallest mountain in the Chūgoku Region
Chugoku region
The , also known as the , is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It consists of the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi. It has a population of about 7.8 million.- History :...

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