 The privately funded Tottori University of Environmental Studies is located in the south-eastern part of Tottori city, near the town of Yazu.These two universities are not to be confused with the 2-year junior college in the prefecture, Tottori College, which is located in the central city of Kurayoshi.In the city's downtown shopping district, Tottori Station offers regularly scheduled local and express train service on the JR West rail line.