Nichinan is a landlocked town located at the south-western tip of Hino District in the southwestern corner of Tottori Prefecture.

the area was divided into villages within Hino District, Tottori on October 1, 1889, with the establishment of the modern municipalities system.

Nichinan has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of ten members.

In terms of national politics, the town is part of Tottori 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

[16] The Cultural Center is accessible by bus, or a 30-minute walk, from the JR West Hakubi Line Shōyama Station.