Fudoki Japan
鳥取県 · Chugoku Region

Tottori Hidden Gems

Les dunes de sable de Tottori sont le seul paysage désertique du Japon, un spectacle insolite au bord de la mer du Japon. À Sakaiminato, la rue de Mizuki Shigeru est peuplée de sculptures de yokai du manga GeGeGe no Kitaro. Le mont Daisen, « le Fuji du San'in », domine la côte.

10 spots

La préfecture la moins peuplée du Japon : un littoral de dunes de sable et de vergers de poires, avec des musées de manga à l'intérieur des terres.

Climat et meilleure saison

Hivers humides et enneigés, étés également humides, sur la mer du Japon. Saison du crabe en hiver ; les dunes sont idéales au printemps et en automne.

Spécialités culinaires

  • Crabe matsuba
  • Poires du XXe siècle
  • Bœuf de Tottori
  • Ramen gyukotsu

Lieux emblématiques

  • Dunes de sable de Tottori
  • Mont Daisen
  • Rue Mizuki Shigeru
  • Côte d'Uradome
Tottori Sand Dunes — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Tottori· Tottori City

Tottori Sand Dunes

The Tottori Sand Dunes stretch 16 kilometers along the Sea of Japan coast and rise up to 50 meters in height, creating J…

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Updated Aug 2026
Tottori Shan-Shan Festival — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Tottori· Tottori City

Tottori Shan-Shan Festival

Every August, central Tottori City transforms into a sea of color and sound for the Shan-Shan Matsuri, one of western Ja…

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Updated Aug 2026
Matsuba Crab — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Tottori· Tottori City

Matsuba Crab

Matsuba crab (snow crab) is Tottori's most prized delicacy, harvested from the deep waters of the Sea of Japan from Nove…

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Updated Aug 2026
Uradome Coast — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Tottori· Tottori City

Uradome Coast

The Uradome Coast stretches 15 kilometers of jagged volcanic cliffs, sea caves, and white-sand coves along the San'in Ka…

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Updated Aug 2026
Tottori Sand Museum — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Tottori· Tottori City

Tottori Sand Museum

The Tottori Sand Museum is the world's only indoor exhibition dedicated exclusively to sand sculpture, where internation…

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Updated Aug 2026
Tottori Folkloric Museum — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Tottori· Tottori City

Tottori Folkloric Museum

The Tottori Folkloric Museum (Watanabe Museum) occupies a beautifully preserved Edo-period merchant house in downtown To…

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Updated Aug 2026
Tottori 20th Century Pear — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Tottori· Tottori City

Tottori 20th Century Pear

Tottori produces 50% of Japan's 20th Century pears (nijisseiki nashi), a variety prized for its crisp texture, high wate…

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Updated Aug 2026
Kannon-in Temple Garden — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Tottori· Tottori City

Kannon-in Temple Garden

Kannon-in Temple in central Tottori City preserves a 500-year-old pond-stroll garden (chisen-kaiyu-shiki) designated as…

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Updated Aug 2026
Tottori Nijisseiki Pear Tart — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Tottori· Tottori City

Tottori Nijisseiki Pear Tart

The Tottori 20th Century Pear Tart (鳥取二十世紀梨タルト) is the prefecture's signature souvenir dessert — a buttery tart shell fi…

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Updated Aug 2026
Tottori Karo Historical Samurai Residence — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Tottori· Tottori City

Tottori Karo Historical Samurai Residence

The Tottori Karo Residence (鳥取藩家老職武家屋敷) is a beautifully preserved samurai house from the Edo period, originally occupie…

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Updated Aug 2026