Tottori Sand Dunes

Dune
Tottori Sand Dunes run along the Sea of Japan coast in Tottori City. They are the largest dunes in Japan and extend 16 kilometers from east to west and 2.4 kilometers from north to south. The landscape formed by the granite sand which is carried from the Chugoku Mountains due to the swift current of the Sendai River and the sea breeze from the Sea of Japan is beautiful. From the viewpoint of these dunes having characteristic topography, there are places with large depressions which are called “suri-bachi” because their shapes resemble that of an earthenware mortar, and it is said that large ones can be as much as 40 meters deep. It is also fun to ride a sightseeing camel through the sand dunes or glide over the sand on a sand board. The sand dunes were designated as a Natural Monument of Japan in 1955, and were selected as one of Japan’s top 100 geological features in 2007.

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Address
Tottori Pref. Tottorishi Fukubechouyuyama map map Map
Phone
0857220021
Parking Lot
Available (320spaces)
※Tottori Sand Dunes parking lot (Fee)
Wi-Fi
Available(Tottori Free Wi-Fi)
Note
*Phone calls will be directed to the San'in Kaigan National Park Tottori Sand Dunes Visitor Center.

Information Sources:  NAVITIME JAPAN

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  • 砂丘の知識を深めよう
    3.0 Reviewed : 2019.03.11
    砂丘の生物や植物などを展示されていました。映像を見ることもできるようで無料でした。観光案内所を兼ねているような感じです。
  • リニューアルオープン
    4.0 Reviewed : 2018.11.12
    前日にオープンしたばかりでした。砂丘の魅力を体験できますので、砂丘を歩く前にまずは学習してから行きましょう!無料の貸しサンダルや、足洗い場もあります。休憩所もあるのでお弁当持参するのもよいでしょう
  • まずは学んでから砂丘へ行くといいのでは?
    5.0 Reviewed : 2018.11.05
    近代的な建物で砂丘の成り立ちを学ぶことが出来ます。エレベータも完備しており、バリアフリーとなっていますので、お年寄りでも大丈夫です。B1には実験室があり、世界で一台の風紋発生装置があります。各00、30に説明を受けることができます。当日どこに行けば風紋が見えるのかを教えてもらえます。また、楽に探索できるルートの紹介もありますので、まずはここに立ち寄って説明を聞いてから砂丘に行くといいと思い...

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