Hakuto': It's named after 'Inaba no shirousagi' (the hare of Inaba), a legend in Inaba Province, which is the old name of the area located in eastern Tottori where this train has its destination. |
「白兎」(はくと)・・・目的地である鳥取県東部の令制国(いわゆる旧国名)を指す因幡国(いなばのくに)の神話「因幡の白兎」から。 |