operated by the Tottori Prefectural Board of Education. Transportation Railway JR West - Inbi Line - - Wakasa Railway - Wakasa Line - - - - - - - Highways Sister city relations - Hoengseong County, Gangwon , Republic of Korea, friendship city since 1996 - Da'an, Jilin, China, friendship city since 1996 Local attractions Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park, founded on April 10, 1969, spans across Hyōgo Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, and Okayama Prefecture. Much of the area of the town of Yazu is included in the quasi-national park. Noted people from Iwami Shigeru Ishiba, politician References External links Yazu official website Towns in Tottori Prefecture Yazu, Tottori