Discover Japan's Hidden Gems

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Tottori Sand Dunes photo
Attraction
Tottori

Tottori Sand Dunes

Japan's largest coastal sand dunes stretching along the Sea of Japan, offering camel rides and pa...

Tottori, Japan
Attraction
Tottori

Mount Daisen

Known as the 'Mt Fuji of the San'in Region', Mount Daisen is a striking volcanic peak offering ex...

Daisen, Tottori, Japan
Attraction
Tottori

Uradome Coast

Uradome Coast - San'in Geopark Coastal Scenery

A spectacular 15-kilometer stretch of coastline within the San'in Kaigan Geopark, featuring sea c...

Iwami, Tottori, Japan
Onsen
Tottori

Misasa Onsen

Set in a peaceful river valley, Misasa Onsen has welcomed weary travelers for 850 years with its ...

Tottori, Japan
Garden
Tottori

Tottori Hanakairo Flower Park

Spread across 50 hectares at the foot of sacred Mount Daisen, Tottori Hanakairo ranks as Japan's ...

Tottori, Japan
Shrine
Tottori

Hakuto Shrine

Overlooking an unspoiled stretch of San'in coastline, Hakuto Shrine enshrines the mythological Wh...

Tottori, Japan
Historic Site
Tottori

Kurayoshi White-Walled Warehouses

Along the willow-lined Tama River, a row of Edo-period storehouses reflects in the gentle waters ...

Tottori, Japan
Michi-no-eki
Tottori

Michi-no-Eki Daisen Megumi-no-Sato

Daisen tea soft serve at the foot of the mountain

A farm shop and cafe right off the Nawa interchange of the San'in Expressway, with Mount Daisen a...

Daisen, Tottori, Japan
Museum
Tottori

Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory

A museum in Hokuei about Detective Conan creator Gosho Aoyama, with displays and interactive exhi...

Hokuei, Tottori, Japan
Michi-no-eki
Tottori

Michi-no-Eki Shinwa-no-Sato Shirousagi

Seafood and a rabbit myth on the Hakuto coast

A roadside station on Route 9 facing Hakuto Beach, where the Hare of Inaba myth is set. Upstairs ...

Tottori, Japan
Neighborhood
Tottori

Mizuki Shigeru Road

A walk through Sakaiminato lined with bronze yokai from the manga of Mizuki Shigeru.

Sakaiminato, Tottori, Japan
Museum
Tottori

Tottori Sand Museum

Large sand sculptures in an indoor gallery beside the Tottori dunes, with exhibitions rebuilt aro...

Tottori, Japan
Castle
Tottori

Tottori Castle Ruins

Stone terraces climb Mount Kyusho above Tottori, preserving the outline of a castle famous for Hi...

Tottori, Japan
Temple Hikyo
Tottori

Nageiredo (Mitokusan Sanbutsuji)

A Heian-Era Hall Set Into a Cliff, Reached by Chains and Tree Roots

The inner hall of Sanbutsuji temple, built on stilts inside a cliff hollow on Mount Mitoku and th...

Misasa, Tottori, Japan