The Tottori Sand Dunes are the most famous coastal dunes in Japan. You can observe the geological features unique to sand dunes such as clear sand lines with distinctive ups and downs as well as blowouts. The Tottori Sand Dunes are the only dunes in Japan designated as a national, natural monument.
Point
Fukube Dunes
The Fukube Dune is a coastal dune that is 70 meters in height at its highest point. On the south side of the sand erosion control forest, there are Chinese shallot fields. There used to be a back swamp called Lake Yuyama.
Tottori Sand Dunes Geopark Center
0857‐22‐0021
Exposure of volcanic ash strata (old dunes and new dunes)
Dunes below the volcanic ash layer are old dunes, while dunes above the volcanic ash layer are new dunes. The layer of volcanic ashes consists of Daisen Kurayoshi Pumice accumulated about 50,000 years ago. These ash layer are important for learning about how the Tottori Dunes were formed.
Tottori Sand Dunes Geopark Center
0857‐22‐0021
Tanegaike Pond
This pond was formed when the dunes blocked the water running from the valleys. The pond is about 3.4 km around, and 17 m long at the deepest point. This is the deepest pond in the Chugoku region.
Tottori Sand Dunes Geopark Center
0857‐22‐0021
Tottori Sand Dunes The Sand Museum
This is a museum at a corner of the Tottori Sand Dunes. This is the first all-weather museum specializing in sand sculptures. With a concept of “Sand Worldwide Travel,” the museum exhibits sculptures on a different theme every year. The sculptures are made only using the sand of old dunes and water.
Tottori Sand Dunes, the Sand Museum
0857-20-2231
Guide Recommend
The most recommended place is the starting point of the Tottori Dunes. This is the point from where you step into the extraordinary world of sand dunes. Climbing up the stairs, you will be overwhelmed to see the landscape of sand before your eyes. In the early morning, you will enjoy the dunes with no one else around you. In the evening, you will be charmed by the sun setting over the Umanose Dune. The sand dunes will excite you like nothing in your daily life can.
Group:Tottori Sand Dunes Geopark Center
Name:Naoto Tabuchi
Info.
Tottori Convention & Tourism Association
2F Nikko Hondori Building, 160 Suehiro Onsen Town, Tottori City
2F Nikko Hondori Building, 160 Suehiro Onsen Town, Tottori City
TEL
0857-26-0756