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Around Tottori Sand Dunes

Category

Chubu Tottori Sakyu Kodomonokuni

3.5

2 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tottori Tottori-shi Hamasaka 1157-1

広くはありませんが窓が大きく開放的で味も結構いけます。カレーが有名な鳥取だけありカレーのお味がとても印象的でした。子供がお代わりを欲しいと言ったほどです。
Roadside Station Seiryu-chaya Kawahara

Transportation

Tottori Pref. Tottorishi Kawaharachoutakafuku 837

This is a roadside station that is convenient for souvenirs and offers various local specialty goods. There is a rest area with Tatami flooring named, “Oyasumi dokoro”, and is a recommended stop during a drive.
Tottori Saji Astro Park

4.0

7 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tottori Pref. Tottorishi Sajichoutakayama 1071-1

This observatory has the leading 103 cm reflecting telescope in Japan and a planetarium. In the daytime, visitors can view planetarium projection and daytime stars, and sun observation society events are held. During the night visitors can enjoy observing the starry night sky from the telescope at the accommodation facility.

星の観察会、月の観察会、学芸員さんの丁寧な説明もあり充実しています。設備もこんな田舎に凄い！と思うほどで入館料も300円位だったような。市内から40分ほどかかりますがお勧めです。
Katsumi Nishikawa Film Memorial Museum

3.5

8 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tottori Yazu-gun Chizucho Chizu 545

昭和初期に建築されたレトロな洋館で、智頭町出身の映画監督・西河克己氏の功績を紹介する記念館となっています。館内にはポスター、台本、スナップ写真、俳優からの手紙など、貴重な品々が展示されています。シルバー世代は、伊豆の踊子、潮騒、青い山脈などの作品で、青春時代に胸をときめかせました。
Wakasa Local Culture Village

3.5

7 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tottori Yazu-gun Wakasacho Yadora 37

A cultural facility located a 15-minute walk from Wakasa Station on the Wakasa Railway. Near the approach to Yadora village, it includes the Takumi-no-Yakata woodworking studio, the Sanbyakuda Family Residence (a prefectural designated Cultural Property), and the Wakasa Museum of History and Folklore. Most of the facilities are free to visit, making it an accessible way to experience the culture, tradition, and folk customs of Wakasa. The sight of the Wakasa townscape from the arbor at Wakasa Forest Park on the hill behind the facility is something special.

若桜駅から少し距離がある山のふもとに、町内にかつて点在した建造物が移築されています。そのうちいくつかの建物の中には、歴史や民俗に関する資料が展示されていて、建物と合わせて、往時の若桜町を偲ぶことができます。駐車スペースもあり入場は無料なのがうれしいところです。
Genchu-ji Temple

4.5

4 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tottori Tottori-shi Shinhonjicho 176

"A Jodo school Buddhist temple about a 10-minute drive from Tottori Station. It is said the temple began as a thatched hut in 1508 near today's Tottori Kita Junior High School. It is famous for its ties to the master swordsman Araki Mataemon, known for his involvement in one of Japan's ""Three Biggest Acts of Revenge."" There are numerous artifacts on display that were used in the 1634 duel, including swords and chain mail. The sliding doors in the temple kitchen with whimsical pictures of arhat drawn by Takagi Hyakusetsu are a big draw."

伊賀上野仇討の剣豪、荒木又右衛門の墓、記念館が有り、仇討の際折れた太刀などの遺品などの資料が見られました。三重県伊賀市の伊賀越資料館とともに荒木又右衛門について学べます。住職さんと思われる方が、羅漢ふすま絵、亀鶴庭と共に詳しく説明して頂けました。ふすま絵と庭園についつは知らずに伺いましたが、見応えが有るのでお勧め出来ます。
Sakyu Onsen Fureai Hall

3.0

5 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Tottori Tottori-shi Fukubecho Amo 1013-1

A hot spring bathhouse on the Tottori Sand Dunes coast. The first floor has a day use health facility and paid seminar room, and the second floor has a recreation room and a bathing area with large windows with a magnificent view of the Sea of Japan. The natural calcium sodium chloride sulfate spring is said to help alleviate hardening of the arteries, chronic women's diseases, and other ailments. Many take advantage of the heated swimming pool located next door.

鳥取砂丘から2km位の場所にある日帰り温泉です。露天風呂はありませんが、内湯浴室は広く、浴槽も広いです。湯はおそらく循環利用。その割には浴感は悪くありませんでした。
Hot Peer Shikano

4.0

4 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Tottori Tottori-shi Shikanocho Imaichi 418-2

A public bath surrounded by the peaks of Mt. Jubu. Located on the Miyagawa River with its rural scenery, the facility has an outdoor bath, whirlpool, sauna, and footbath. It's fed by a simple, weakly hypotonic, high temperature thermal spring and is said to be effective for nerve pain, muscle soreness, and other conditions. The curved wall of glass blocks at one side of the bathing area gives it an open atmosphere. A great place to unwind and very reasonably priced, and it's become very popular. Their on-site eatery Shikano Soba Dokoro serves soba noodles, a Shikano-cho specialty.

鹿野温泉にある公衆浴場です。浴場は広くゆったりすることができます。またサウナや狭いですが露天風呂もあります。湯は40℃ほどでちょうど良い熱さです。お風呂上がりには休憩所がありマッサージ機や漫画などが置いてあります。少しお風呂の淵のサビが気になりました。
Funaoka Chikurin Park

3.5

4 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tottori Yazu-gun Yazucho Nishidani 564-1

A park featuring bamboo groves with sasa bamboo and over 200 unusual bamboo varieties, both native and introduced. One of Japan's leading bamboo plantations, it's a great spot for wandering among the groves with the pale green light filtering through. It's Yazupoppo Yazu mini-SL Museum has a display of a mini steam train, and the Yuzu Garden Cafe with its excellent curry is great for a bite to eat. The park also has barbecue facilities, a campground, bungalows, and other amenities where you can enjoy the great outdoors with friends and family.

新緑が、キラキラとまぶしく、きれいでした。少し坂があります。お花の時期が、終わっていたのか、なにもありません。
Sakyu Kaikan

2.0

1 Reviews

Shopping

Tottori Pref. Tottorishi Fukubechouyuyama 2164

Sakyu Kaikan is a large drive-in restaurant situated just outside the entrance (east entrance) to the famous sightseeing spot of the Tottori Sand Dunes in Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture. There is a lot on offer here for tourists such as a restaurant suitable for large groups, a cafe area, and shops selling lots of specialty products from Tottori. The restaurant serves fresh seafood dishes with their most popular dish being the crab on rice with sand dune yam. The seafood rice bowl topped with a range of over 10 different kinds of seafood is also very popular. The cafe offers local treats such as pear flavored soft ice-cream and pickled scallion burgers.

コロナ禍に甘えてサービス低下させて、それを続けている典型的なお店でした。大体、このご時世に食事するのに長テーブル形式で両方に座ると云うのは・・・論外です。例え、たすき掛けに座っているとしても真ん中に「気休め」のパーテーションも無いなどとは・・・恐怖です。いくらオミクロン株になって死亡率が低下しているとは云うものの・・・感染者はまだまだ第８波の真っ最中なのに・・・まずこの座席配置だけで・・・評価は半...
Tottori Sand Dunes Beach

Leisure / Hobbies

Tottori Pref. Tottorishi Fukubechouyuyama

This is a swimming beach where you can enjoy the white sands of the Tottori sand dunes and the beautiful Sea of Japan together. Shower rooms and change rooms are also available to use.
Kyu Shioyademise

3.5

3 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tottori Yazu-gun Chizucho Chizu 545

A historic structure about a 10-minute walk from Chizu Station. It was built during the Meiji and Showa periods as a residence of the Ishitani branch family, which played a major role helping advance the local community through modern times. Originally a traditional merchant-style machiya structure, it was destroyed by fire in 1889 and later rebuilt around 1897. With a large alcove and long veranda facing the garden, its frontage is more extensive than other local merchant houses, telling of the family's former prosperity. It has been designated a National Tangible Cultural Property because, along with the attached Western-style house, it typifies the architectural processes of such residential structures.

石谷家の大豪邸と街道を挟んで斜め向かいにある商家風町屋の伝統的建造物です。明治期に建てられたレトロな町家と見事な日本庭園を無料で見学できます。敷地内の洋館は西河克己映画記念館として公開されています。
Azo Shinrinkoen Camping Ground

4.0

2 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tottori Tottori-shi Kochi 1462-36

森林公園だけあって、鳥取市からかなり山奥に入ったところにありますが、道中は概ね二車線道路が整備されておりスムーズに到着しました。キャンプ場は全体的にキレイで、管理人の方の対応も親切です。当日泊まったバンガローも快適でしたが、雨だったので次は晴れた日に星を眺めてみたいですね。
Hakuto Beach

Travel / Tourism

Tottori Pref. Tottorishi Hakuto

"The Hakuto Beach is an area of coastline located at the western end of the Tottori Sand Dunes. It is famous as the setting for the legend of the White Hare of Inaba, which is recorded in the Kojiki (""Record of Ancient Matters""). Special features include the view of the Oki Islands, from which the White Hare crossed over to the mainland by getting Wanizame (sea-monsters or sharks) to line up in a row so that he could jump from one to another, and the beautiful scenery created by the eroded rocks that resemble stepping-stones. Visitors can enjoy strolling along the coast and soaking up the unique atmosphere that its mythological connections have imbued it with, and in the summer they can enjoy sea-bathing and surfing. Near the beach is an area which is the southernmost point in Japan where Rosa rugose (Sweetbriar), a National Treasure Protected Species, grows in the wild; in early summer, visitors can see the Sweetbriar in bloom. Due to its associations with the legend of the White Hare of Inaba, Japan's earliest love story, the Hakuto Beach has been designated a Lover's Sanctuary Project site."
Shikano Castle Site Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Tottori Pref. Tottorishi Shikanochoushikano

"Shikano Castle Site Park, which is located around 20 minutes' drive from the Tottori Nishi Interchange of the Tottori Expressway, was formerly the site of a castle built during the Sengoku (Warring States) period (1467-1615) that was the residence of Kamei Korenori. Vestiges of the original castle can still be seen, including the Inner Moat and Outer Moat, which are filled with water, and parts of the stone walls. There are around 500 Yoshino Cherry trees in the park, and it is a famous spot for viewing cherry blossom in the spring. ""Shikano Cherry Blossom Festival"" is held in early April every year, to coincide with the period when the cherry trees are in bloom; during the festival, the cherry trees are illuminated in the evenings. The reflection of the illuminated cherry blossom in the water of the moats at night creates a truly magical effect that visitors find almost overwhelmingly beautiful."
Mikaen tourist farm

3.0

2 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tottori Pref. Tottorishi Fukubechouyuyama 1206

Mikaen is a “pick-your-own-pears” tourist farm located on San’in Road in Yuyama, Fukube Town, Tottori City. During the pear season, which extends from roughly August to November, visitors can eat as many pears as they are able to pick within one hour; they can also pay to take any surplus pears home with them.

鳥取砂丘に行った後に、梨狩りに寄ってみました。 11月頭ということもあり、シーズンが終わりかけているからなのか、周りの梨園は閉まっていて、こちらが開いていたので行ってみました。大人1人1000円ということで受付でお金を払うときに、梨は食べ放題だが無しが残り少なくなっているので持ち帰りはできないとの説明がありました。お土産用の梨が少しもらえるかと思ってたので残念でしたが、せっかく行ったので梨狩り...
Kaiten Sushi Hokkaido Ekinan Restaurant

4.0

20 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tottori Tottori-shi Minami-yoshikata 2-chome 45-2

The fish was super good and fresh despite the cheap price. For me it was the first time trying kaiten sushi, it was not so clear in the beginning how it worked, but we figured out after a while; the...
Tottori Castle Ruins, Kyusho-koen Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Tottori Pref. Tottorishi Higashimachi

This is an urban park built around the Tottori Castle ruins, famous for Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s starvation tactics. At the summit of Mt. Kyusho there are ruins of the tower and outer citadel, keeping the appearance of a mountain castle. At the base is Kyusho-koen Park, where there are many sights such as the Jinpu-kaku Mansion and a prefectural museum. Selected as one of Japan’s top 100 cherry blossom spots, there are approximately 240 cherry blossoms including the Yoshino cherry variety and in spring the area is teeming with stalls and cherry blossom viewers.
Fudoin Iwayado Temple

Travel / Tourism

Tottori Pref. Yazugunwakasachou Iwayadou

"Fudoin Iwayado Temple is located around 10 minutes' drive from Wakasa Station on the Wakasa Railway Line, or around one hour's drive from the Yamazaki Interchange of the Chugoku Expressway. Built in the Butai-zukuri style inside a natural cave, the temple ranks among the three largest Nageiredo hall in Japan. Hondo (Main Hall) was originally constructed in 806, and subsequently rebuilt during the Muromachi period (1336-1573). The larger temple of which it was part was burned down during an invasion of the region by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the 16th century, leaving only Fudoin Iwayado building, which has been designated as a National Important Cultural Property. The main object of veneration in the temple-a statue of Fudomyo (one of the Five Wisdom Kings)-was carved by Kobo Daishi at the age of 33, and is one of the ""Three Great Statues of Fudomyo"" in Japan; the general public are allowed to view the statue twice a year, during the Goma Hoyo ceremonies in March and July."
Folk Crafts Shop TAKUMI, Tottori

5.0

1 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tottori Pref. Tottorishi Sakaemachi 651

Folk Crafts Shop TAKUMI is an art gallery and handicrafts shop located on National Route 53 in Sakae Town, Tottori City. The gallery showcases a large collection of traditional handicrafts products (both from Japan and overseas) collected by Yoshida Shoya, who led the handicrafts revival movement in Tottori Prefecture. The shop sells a range of handicraft products, including ceramics from workshops based in Tottori. The Takumi-kappo-ten restaurant serves cuisine made using locally-sourced ingredients on tableware made by local craftspeople. TAKUMI thus provides a comprehensive experience, with visitors being able to view, purchase and use traditional handicraft products.

鳥取駅から徒歩10分ほど。鳥取民藝美術館の隣にあるお店です。民藝美術館、たくみ割烹店と一体になっています。民藝の器が好きな人には、ここははずせないところです。鳥取だけでなく、島根や沖縄など全国の民藝の品物をあつかっています。

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Tottori Areas

Tottori prefecture is Japanese seasonal diversity at its best: Huge sand dunes cover the north coast, making for the perfect summer beach trip complete with the unexpected addition of camels; November brings the delectable snow crab, while winter around Mount Daisen, the Chugoku region’s highest mountain, promises snow sports and magical views.