Tottori Hidden Gems

Japan's least populated prefecture — a coastline of sand dunes and pear orchards, with manga museums inland.

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Climate & Best Season

Wet, snowy winters and humid summers on the Sea of Japan. Crab season in winter, dunes best in spring and autumn.

Itaibara is a small settlement in a fold of the mountains three kilometres north-east of Chizu, reached through a tunnel…

Chizu was a post town on the Chugoku highway, the route the Tottori lords took to Edo, and the Ishitani were its wealthi…