Spots in Tottori

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No photo yetChizu, TottoriChizu-juku Post TownA townscape recalling the domain era, where a teahouse, a magistrate's office and a notice board once stood; historic sites and signposts remain. The highlight is the Ishitani Residence on the main street, the largest building of Chizu-juku, which prospered as the largest post town of the Tottori domain in the Edo period; it is a national Important Cultural Property. You can also stroll to the Suwa Sake Brewery, maker of the daiginjo "Otori" that appears in the manga "Natsuko no Sake".Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetDaisen, TottoriDaisenji TempleA historic temple halfway up Mt. Daisen, the highest peak in the Chugoku region. From the Heian period, at its height it had over 100 temples and more than 3,000 warrior monks, a great training centre rivalling Mt. Hiei, Mt. Yoshino and Mt. Koya. It declined sharply after the Meiji separation of Shinto and Buddhism, and now only 4 halls and 10 sub-temples remain. The main hall, of the Tendai sect, burned in 1928 and was rebuilt in 1951. The Reihokaku treasure hall shows Buddhist art from the Hakuho and Kamakura periods.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetYurihama, TottoriEnchoen Chinese GardenOne of the largest Chinese gardens in Japan, built as a symbol of friendship between Tottori Prefecture and China's Hebei Province. By Lake Togo it recreates the imperial garden style favoured by Chinese emperors; designed by engineers from China and built with materials imported from China, its lapis-coloured tiles and painted pillars and ceilings give an exotic atmosphere. Chinese acrobatics shows are held every day.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetHokuei, TottoriGosho Aoyama Manga FactoryA museum tracing the life of manga artist Gosho Aoyama, with rare exhibits, reproductions of "Detective Conan" original drawings and a recreation of his workroom; you can also try out inventions and tricks from "Detective Conan". "Conan Street" runs about 1.4 km from Conan Station (JR Yura Station) to Michi-no-Eki Daiei, with bronze statues, manhole covers and objects of Conan along the way.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetYonago, TottoriGoto Family ResidenceThe house of the Goto family, Edo-period shipping merchants, at the foot of the Kyobashi bridge over the Kamo River. Its gabled roof with round tiles, fine lattices and white walls with the family crest show the wealth of the time. The interior is not open to the public; the exterior can be viewed freely.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetTottori, TottoriHakuto CoastThe coast said to be the setting of the myth "The White Hare of Inaba": a hare that tricked sharks to cross from Okinoshima was skinned by them, and Okuninushi told it to wash in fresh water and wrap itself in cattail ears, and it was healed. Rocks resembling the backs of sharks lie off this beautiful bow-shaped white sand beach. Along the national road stands a monument to the children's song "Daikoku-sama" by Tottori-born composer Tamura Torazo.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetChizu, TottoriIshitani ResidenceThe largest building in Chizu-juku, which prospered as the largest post town of the Tottori domain in the Edo period, facing the Chizu road. It has 40 rooms around a vast Japanese garden and 7 storehouses; rebuilt over 10 years from the Taisho period, the house, harmonising various styles, is a masterpiece of modern Japanese architecture and a national Important Cultural Property. Four of the storehouses are open as a museum and archive.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetChizu, TottoriItaibara VillageOne of the few villages in Japan that keeps the form of a mountain village of the 1950s and 60s. It prospered with farming and charcoal making in the Edo period and sericulture in the Meiji period, and was selected as a Tottori Prefecture Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in 2004. An old-house cafe serving Chizu ingredients opened in 2020, and it is also popular for autumn leaves.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetKurayoshi, TottoriKurayoshi White-walled StorehousesWhite-walled storehouses along the Tamagawa river, many built in the Edo and Meiji periods, keeping the look of those days. It is a nationally selected Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, with stone bridges over the river and red roof tiles on white plaster walls. Storehouses once used by sake and soy sauce makers now house a local products hall, cafes and galleries, and you can try traditional crafts.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetYurihama, TottoriLake TogoA brackish lake about 10 km around, near the centre of Tottori Prefecture, also called "Crane Lake" because from Mt. Hachibuse it looks like a crane spreading its wings. Hot water springs from its shores and bottom, and two hot spring areas, Togo Onsen and Hawai Onsen, lie by the lake. Rental bicycles that can be picked up and returned at lakeside facilities are recommended.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetMisasa, TottoriMisasa OnsenA hot spring whose radium content is among the highest in the world for radon. Many inns have distinctive baths, and the "Kawara Rotenburo" open-air bath in the riverbed below Misasa Bridge lets you bathe to the sound of the river. Inns line the Mitoku River, with the Kajika Bridge downstream and the Koidani Bridge upstream, and in summer you hear kajika frogs. Mitokusan's National Treasure Nageiredo is nearby.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetMisasa, TottoriMitokusan Sanbutsuji Temple: Nageiredo HallSanbutsuji is a mountain temple on Mt. Mitoku (900 m). Its inner hall, Nageiredo, is a building like no other, set in a hollow of a sheer cliff, and is a National Treasure. Its exact date of construction is unclear; legend says En no Ozunu, founder of Shugendo, threw the whole building in from the flat land with his powers. Seeing it up close requires a hard mountain trail, but it can be viewed from the Nageiredo Yohaijo on the road at the foot, with a telescope.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetSakaiminato, TottoriMizuki Shigeru RoadAn approx. 800 m street from Sakaiminato Station to the Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Museum in the hometown of Mizuki Shigeru, creator of "GeGeGe no Kitaro". 178 bronze statues of yokai and characters (as of April 2024) line the road, with a yokai shrine and more. With the "Yokai Guidebook" you can collect 35 yokai stamps (about 1.5-2 hours) and get a present at the tourist information centre. The memorial museum reopened after renewal in 2024.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetDaisen, TottoriMukibanda Yayoi SiteThought to be the central large settlement of a Yayoi-period "kuni" at the foot of Mt. Daisen; the site covers about 170 ha, one of the largest Yayoi sites in Japan. About one tenth has been excavated, revealing more than 450 pit dwellings, over 500 post buildings and 36 tombs including the San'in-style four-cornered mounds. You can try Yayoi-life activities such as making fire, magatama beads and stone knives, and wearing ancient clothing.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetTottori, TottoriSaji Astro ParkOne of Japan's leading public observatories, with a 103 cm reflecting telescope, a planetarium and accommodation. By day there are planetarium shows and, in clear weather, daytime star and sun observation; at night there are stargazing sessions in clear weather and planetarium shows when cloudy or rainy. There are four lodging cottages equipped with telescopes.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetHoki, TottoriShoji Ueda Museum of PhotographyA museum of the work of photographer Shoji Ueda, renowned in Japan and worldwide. Works in the "UEDA-Cho" style, with novel composition and staging, are chosen by theme from 12,000 pieces he donated. The building, designed by architect Shin Takamatsu, won a Minister of Education Award, and from inside Mt. Daisen appears upside down reflected on the water, the "inverted Daisen".Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetTottori, TottoriThe Sand MuseumAn indoor museum showing sand sculptures, where you can see sand art of the highest level in the world. The theme changes every exhibition period, so each year's sand sculptures can be seen only that year; that fleeting quality is part of their beauty. From the glass windows on the 3rd floor and the outdoor plaza you can look over the Tottori Sand Dunes, and after sunset the sculptures are lit up.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetTottori, TottoriTottori Castle Ruins and Kyusho ParkA mountain castle centred on Mt. Kyusho, used from the Tenbun era in the mid-16th century until the Meiji Restoration; a national historic site. Medieval remains survive at the summit, and at the foot are the Ninomaru, Tenkyumaru and Sannomaru remains built from the Keicho era. Kyusho Park at the foot has sights such as Jinpukaku and the prefectural museum, and more than 400 cherry trees, with the standard tree used for the Tottori cherry blossom declaration at the entrance.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetTottori, TottoriTottori Folk Crafts MuseumA museum showing new folk crafts produced by Yoshida Shoya, a Tottori doctor devoted to the mingei movement advocated by Yanagi Soetsu, and old folk crafts he collected from Japan, Korea, China and the West. From the storehouse-style exterior to details such as handrails and switch covers, the spirit of mingei runs through it; it is a registered Tangible Cultural Property.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetNanbu, TottoriTottori Hanakairo Flower ParkThe largest flower park in western Japan, where a large greenhouse and exhibition halls let you enjoy flowers whatever the weather or season. A 1 km covered observation corridor surrounds the park, so you can walk around without an umbrella even on rainy days. Lilies are the main flower all year; it is the only place in Japan that holds and shows all 15 wild lily species native to Japan. At night the "Moonlight Flower Garden" by lighting designer Motoko Ishii lights the 8,000 m2 garden with 14,000 lights.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetKurayoshi, TottoriTottori Nijisseiki Pear Museum (Nashikko-kan)Japan's only museum on the theme of pears, in Kurayoshi Park Square. Besides the history and industry of pears, it offers exhibits and programmes full of discovery; its symbol is a giant Nijisseiki pear tree with branches spreading 20 m, and it has a collection of pear varieties from around the world. The parlour serves "pear soft-serve".Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetTottori, TottoriTottori Sand DunesOne of the largest coastal sand dunes in Japan and a byword for Tottori; the sand, changing shape every time the wind blows, is a work of art made by nature. The dunes change their look through the seasons and from day to night, with sunsets, starry skies and snow. Activities include fat bikes, sandboarding, paragliding and camel rides.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetIwami, TottoriUradome CoastA coast shaped by the rough waves of the Sea of Japan into grand sea-eroded landforms, part of the San'in Kaigan Geopark: sea arches, caves and white sand beaches make it a museum of landforms and geology. The coast from Mt. Shichiyama to Cape Kugami is known as scenery praised by the writer Shimazaki Toson. A promenade runs along the shore, and sightseeing boats show views you cannot see from land.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetIwami, TottoriUradome Coast Island CruiseThe Uradome coast, carved by the rough waves and snowstorms of the Sea of Japan, with white islands floating in clear water, is toured by sightseeing boat. The sightseeing boat weaves between the islands so you can see the strange rocks up close, with a live guide by the captain, for about 40 minutes. The small boat "Boken Cruising Uradome-go" takes narrow routes the sightseeing boat cannot, into sea arches, caves and inlets (about 50 minutes). There is also the "AQUA" adventure boat tour.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetKurayoshi, TottoriUtsubuki ParkA park at the foot of Mt. Utsubuki (204 m), symbol of Kurayoshi, opened in 1904 to commemorate the visit to San'in of the Crown Prince, later Emperor Taisho. One of Japan's "100 best cherry blossom spots" and the finest in San'in, it blooms with many kinds of cherry and azaleas in spring, with green in summer, autumn leaves and camellias in winter; it is also one of Japan's "100 best urban parks".Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetWakasa, TottoriWakasa Railway Wakasa StationThe terminus of the Wakasa Railway, with its head office and depot. Several facilities for running steam locomotives remain; after the turntable was restored, the C12 167 locomotive that once ran on the line was obtained from Taka in Hyogo and is being preserved. With a platform ticket you can see the locomotive, including inside the cab. In 2008 the line's old facilities were registered together as Tangible Cultural Properties, the first such case in Japan.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetTottori, TottoriWarabe-kan (Museum of Children's Songs and Toys)A museum of children's songs and toys in a retro building recreating the exterior of the former Tottori Prefectural Library. Besides the "Toy Room" with about 2,000 tin and candy-store toys, there is the "Children's Song Room" where you listen in scenes of each era, hands-on play corners and a simple toy workshop.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetYonago, TottoriYonago Castle RuinsA national historic site. No castle buildings remain, but the stone walls and foundation stones keep the castle's layout well, making it a valuable site for understanding its structure. When Nakamura Kazutada moved to Yonago in 1601, he added a five-storey main keep to the four-storey keep built by Kikkawa Hiroie, making it the finest castle in San'in; in the early Meiji period it was sold for a small sum, and only the stone walls remain. From the summit you see Mt. Daisen, the Shimane Peninsula, Nakaumi and the city of Yonago.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetYonago, TottoriYonago Waterbird SanctuaryNakaumi, where the park lies, has recorded 42% of the wild bird species observed in Japan, making it one of the finest bird habitats in San'in. About 1,000 tundra swans winter here every year; to see them, evening is best, when they return to roost after feeding. You can watch ducks and herons and national natural monuments such as the greater white-fronted goose and white-tailed eagle, and in summer waterbirds raising their young.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetSakaiminato, TottoriYumeminato Tower and ParkThe tower and park on the site of the San'in Yumeminato Expo, Sakaiminato's main park with panoramic views of the Sea of Japan and Mt. Daisen. The tower has an observation room 43 m above the ground, a shopping street of Tottori products, and an exhibition room where you can try on folk costumes of Mongolia, Korea, China and Russia for free. The seaside green park has sculptures and a wooden boardwalk.Official check: 26 Sept 2026