14 Sights in Tottori, Japan (with Map and Images)

The Tottori Sand Dunes are sand dunes located outside the city center of Tottori in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. At a length of 9 miles (14 km) and less than 1.5 miles (2.4 km) wide, it is the largest sand dune in Japan. The sand dunes are part of San'in Kaigan Geopark, which is part of The UNESCO Global Geoparks.

Wikipedia: Tottori Sand Dunes (EN), Url

Ube Jinja (宇倍神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Kokufu-cho neighborhood of the city of Tottori in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Inaba Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on April 21.

Wikipedia: Ube Shrine (EN)

Shitori Jinja is a shrine located in Wabun, Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is a Shikiuchi company, and the former company name is Gosha. It sits on the side of a mountain on the west side of the village of Wabun in the southwestern part of Tottori City.

Wikipedia: 倭文神社 (鳥取市) (JA)

Kannon-in , formally known as Fudarakusan Jigen-ji Kannon-in (補陀落山慈眼寺観音院), is a Buddhist temple in Uemachi district of the city of Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. Kannon-in was built early in the Edo period and is noted for its Edo-style Japanese garden.

Wikipedia: Kannon-in (EN)

Daiun-in is a Tendai sect temple located in Tachikawa-cho, Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture. The mountain name is Kankōzan, and the temple name is Tōryū-ji. The main deity is Amitābha Buddha. It is the thirty-third sacred site of the Thirty-three Kannon Pilgrimage in China.

Wikipedia: 大雲院 (鳥取市) (JA)

The Tottori Tōshō-gū (鳥取東照宮) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. Until 2011, it was called the Ōchidani Jinja (樗谿神社). Four structures of the shrine, the Honden, Haiden and Heiden, and Karamon gate are designated National Important Cultural Properties. The surrounding area is a public park.

Wikipedia: Tottori Tōshō-gū (EN)

Kawahara Castle (河原城, Kawahara Castle) was a castle in Japan located in Kawaramachiya Ichiki, Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The official name of this castle is "Maruyama Castle", but there are three ruins of a castle named Maruyama Castle in Tottori City, including this castle, and there are two including this castle in the former Emi District. Kawara Castle is the name after the castle tower-style structure described later was built, but in order to avoid confusion with the other two castles, it is referred to here as Kawara Castle.

Wikipedia: 河原城 (JA), Website

Hakuto Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is dedicated to the Hare of Inaba, a legend originating in ancient Inaba province. In 1937, its trees were designated a Natural Monument.

Wikipedia: Hakuto Shrine (EN), Website

Hijiri Shrine is a shrine located at the western edge of the Gyotoku area in Tottori City. It faces the Kano Road, which connects Tottori Castle and Kano Castle (corresponding to the current Prefectural Roads 41 and 21), and is situated at the point where the road meets the Chiyo River flowing through Tottori City.

Wikipedia: 聖神社 (鳥取市) (JA)

Genchuji Temple is a Buddhist temple of the Pure Land sect located in Shinshinji-cho, Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The official name is Xuanchu Temple. It is a bodhi temple of the swordsman Araki Mataemon, who is widely known for the duel of the locksmith Tsuji, and there is an Araki Mataemon Relic Museum in the precincts that exhibits items and materials related to the case.

Wikipedia: 玄忠寺 (JA)

The Tottori Prefectural Museum is a prefectural museum located in Tottori, Japan, dedicated to the nature, history, folklore, and art of Tottori Prefecture. Over three thousand items from the permanent collection are on display and the museum also stages temporary exhibitions.

Wikipedia: Tottori Prefectural Museum (EN), Website

Gakujouji is a Nichiren sect temple located in Shinpenji-cho, Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture. Its mountain name is Koushouzan. The former head temple is Myoukakuji in Kyoto, and it is affiliated with the Denshihouen (Dento-kai).

Wikipedia: 学成寺 (JA), Website

Mount Misumi , also known as Mount Tokin or Mount Tokkin , is a mountain in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the 100 Famous Mountains of Chūgoku and stands 516 metres (1,693 ft) tall.

Wikipedia: Mount Misumi (Tottori) (EN)

The Fuse Kofun (布勢古墳) is a Kofun period burial mound located in the Fuse neighborhood of the city of Tottori, Tottori Prefecture in the San'in region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1974.

Wikipedia: Fuse Kofun (EN)