Tottori Sand Dunes

The Tottori Sand Dunes are sand dunes located outside the city center of Tottori in , . With a length of 9 miles and a width of less than 1.5 miles, it is the largest sand dune in Japan.
sakyu-vc.com
Wikipedia
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Hashi photo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Suicasmo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Watanabe Museum of Art and The Sand Museum.

Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
opened in Tottori, , Japan in 1978. It houses the 30,000-piece collection of Tottori resident Dr. Hajime Watanabe. It holds the largest collection of Samurai armour and weapons in any museum in Japan.

Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.

Theme park
Photo: 三菱善次郎, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a theme park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tottori.

Photo: Carampaima, Public domain.
and its sand dunes are among the best reasons to visit western . There's more to do than climbing and collecting seashells — hang-gliders, sandboards, and even camels await.

Tottori Sand Dunes

Latitude
35.5413° or 35° 32′ 29″ north
Longitude
134.2253° or 134° 13′ 31″ east
Named after
Tottori
Open location code
8Q7PG6RG+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 55954342
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­dunes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q780905
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Tottori Sand Dunes from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Tottori Sand Dunes” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “صحراء توتوري اليابانية”
  • Basque: “Tottoriko dunak”
  • Burmese: “တော့တိုရိသဲသောင်ကုန်း”
  • Chinese: “鳥取沙丘”
  • Chinese: “鳥取砂丘”
  • Czech: “Písečné duny Tottori”
  • Dutch: “Tottori Sand Dunes”
  • French: “Dunes de sable de Tottori”
  • French: “Dunes de Tottori”
  • French: “Tottori sakyū”
  • German: “Tottori-Dünen”
  • Greek: “Αμμόλοφοι Τοτόρι”
  • Indonesian: “Guguk pasir Tottori”
  • Indonesian: “Gumuk pasir Tottori”
  • Italian: “Dune di Tottori”
  • Japanese: “Tottori-sakyū”
  • Japanese: “とっとりさきゅう”
  • Japanese: “鳥取砂丘”
  • Korean: “돗토리 사구”
  • Malay: “Gumuk pasir Tottori”
  • Polish: “Piaszczyste wydmy Tottori”
  • Portuguese: “Dunas de Tottori”
  • Russian: “песчаные дюны Тоттори”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Dùn-gainmhich Tottori”
  • Spanish: “Dunas de arena de Tottori”
  • Spanish: “Dunas de Tottori”
  • Turkish: “Tottori Kum Tepeleri”
  • Ukrainian: “Піщані дюни в Тотторі”
  • Vietnamese: “Đồi cát Tottori”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as 長者ヶ庭 and 合せヶ谷スリバチ.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include SL and 大型遊具.

Tottori: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Tottori, Yonago, Sakaiminato, and Kurayoshi.

Curious Nature Reserves to Discover

Uncover intriguing nature reserves from every corner of the globe.