Kurayoshi
倉吉35°26′ N 133°50′ ECityPop. 46,269San'in and Tottori
Kurayoshi suits riders who want a quiet inland base between Lake Togo and Misasa Onsen, and the station stands apart from the white-walled old town, so plan on a bike or a bus.
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Who should base here
Stay here for an easy morning ride to Misasa Onsen or the flat path round to Lake Togo.
Kurayoshi is the main town of central Tottori and the Uminami Road's rail escape for Lake Togo. The Kurayoshi-Togo cycle path runs 24.3 km on the flat from Ishizuka in Kurayoshi to Nagawada in Yurihama. The WMG legacy loop follows 16.8 km of the 2021 World Masters Games road course. Rental bikes come from the tourist offices at JR Kurayoshi Station and in the Shirakabe storehouse quarter, and you return them where you hired them.
Tottori lists more than a dozen cyclist-friendly stays in the city, from Kurayoshi City Hotel and Hotel St. Palace Kurayoshi to old family ryokan. Shin Gran Fondo Kurayoshi ran 88 km with 1,369 m of climbing on 11 October 2026.
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Is Kurayoshi a good place to stay?
Stay here for an easy morning ride to Misasa Onsen or the flat path round to Lake Togo.
Within 12 km