Tottori Sand Dunes
鳥取砂丘35°33′ N 134°14′ EDunesFree
The Tottori Sand Dunes suit anyone who wants to walk across a sea of sand inside a national park on the Sea of Japan, and swimming off the dunes is banned by ordinance.
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Access
The visitor centre has a communication board for visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing; the dunes are loose sand.
The dunes lie on the coast north of Tottori, inside the San'in Kaigan National Park and Geopark. Entry is free, and there is no gate or fence. The visitor centre opens 9:00 to 17:00 with guides on hand, a seven-minute dome film that starts every 20 minutes and exhibits on how the sand arrived and what lives in it.
Buses run from Tottori Station on the Iwami-Iwai and Sakyu lines. Graffiti on the sand and swimming off the dunes are both banned by ordinance, and the visitor centre publishes its own rules for photography.
Worth knowing
- Park at the Tottori Sakyu car park by the visitor centre; it opens round the clock.
Quick answers about Tottori Sand Dunesよくある質問
Do you pay to enter the Tottori Sand Dunes?
No. The Tottori Sand Dunes are free and have no entry gate. The car park costs ¥500 a car for 24 hours.
How much does Tottori Sand Dunes cost?
Tottori Sand Dunes is free to visit.
What are the opening hours of Tottori Sand Dunes?
Tottori Sand Dunes keeps these hours: Mon–Sun 09:00–17:00.
Can you get to Tottori Sand Dunes by bike?
Bikes stay off the sand. The Uminami Road passes on the coast road, and the Tottori Sugoi Ride starts and finishes at a special venue by the dunes.
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