is a city located in the central part of Tottori Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 44,969 in 20609 households and a population density of 170 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kurayoshi forms a major part of the . 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. Surrounding municipalities Tottori Prefecture Hokuei Yurihama Misasa Kōfu Kotoura Okayama Prefecture Maniwa Climate 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 . The average annual rainfall is , with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . Its record high is , reached on 20 July 2018, and its record low is , reached on 6 February 2018. Demography Per Japanese census data, the population of Kurayoshi has been as follows. History 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