Jilin province and Tottori prefecture established a friendly relationship on November 26, 2017.

Tottori prefecture is located on the Japan Sea coast in the Chūgoku region of Japan. It borders Shimane prefecture to the west, Hiroshima prefecture to the southwest, Okayama prefecture to the south, and Hyōgo prefecture to the east. Tottori is the least populous prefecture in Japan.

Tottori is a mainly rural prefecture. Its coastline is famous for the Tottori Sand Dunes -- part of the San'in Kaigan Global Geopark.

The prefecture's main cities and towns include the capital Tottori city, with a population of around 192,800 inhabitants, Kurayoshi, Sakaiminato (a port with ferry links to the Oki Islands in neighboring Shimane prefecture) and Yonago (Tottori's second largest city).

Tottori has slightly cooler weather in the summers than areas further to the south on Japan's main island of Honshu and those towns and cities on the Pacific Coast, though temperatures usually top 30 degrees centigrade or more in July and August. The coastline of Tottori traditionally receives snowfall in winter.