Things to do in Tottori

Tottori Prefecture offers a diverse range of attractions, from the historical Tottori Castle to the unique Crab Aquarium. With over 100 places to visit, you can explore temples, museums, and heritage sites.

Tottori Prefectural Mukibanda Historical Park

Tottori Prefectural Mukibanda Historical Park

TOTTORI · MUSEUM

This park preserves Japan's largest Yayoi-period settlement, offering insights into prehistoric...

Tottori Castle

Tottori Castle

TOTTORI · CASTLE

Explore Tottori Castle ruins, a National Historic Site with a rich past and impressive stone rem...

Nakaumi

Nakaumi

TOTTORI · PLACE

Japan's fifth largest lake is a brackish lagoon and Ramsar wetland site famous for migratory bir...

Minatoyama Park

Minatoyama Park

TOTTORI · PARK

Minatoyama Park, also known as Kinkōen, offers castle ruins, historical trees, and a locomotive...

Crab Aquarium

Crab Aquarium

TOTTORI · PARK

Small, hands-on aquarium in Tottori dedicated to crabs and local marine life.

Tottori Hanakairo-Flower Park

Tottori Hanakairo-Flower Park

TOTTORI · PARK

One of Japan's largest flower parks, worth visiting for its vast floral displays.

Misasa Violin Museum

Misasa Violin Museum

TOTTORI · MUSEUM

See violin making and performances in a unique gassho-zukuri style building.

Warabekan Toy Museum

Warabekan Toy Museum

TOTTORI · MUSEUM

Warabekan Toy Museum: a unique complex of children's song and toy museums, worth visiting for it...

Misasa Onsen

Misasa Onsen

TOTTORI · PLACE

A historic hot spring resort famous for its high radon content and traditional riverside baths i...

Fudō-in Iwaya-dō Temple

Fudō-in Iwaya-dō Temple

TOTTORI · TEMPLE

A unique Shugendō temple built into a cave, home to a significant Fudō Myōō statue.

Mount Kyūshō

Mount Kyūshō

TOTTORI · PLACE

A historic 263-meter granite mountain featuring the ruins of Tottori Castle and diverse local wi...

Kurayoshi Park Square

Kurayoshi Park Square

TOTTORI · PARK

A modern cultural complex with a unique pear museum, library, and pool, designed by Cesar Pelli.

Kurayoshi Daitenkai

Kurayoshi Daitenkai

TOTTORI · ATTRACTION

Historic bank building now a cafe, offering a glimpse into early 20th-century architecture.

Kurayoshi Museum

Kurayoshi Museum

TOTTORI · MUSEUM

A public museum in Kurayoshi City, showcasing local art and history since 1974.

Kurayoshi line Railway Memorial

Kurayoshi line Railway Memorial

TOTTORI · MUSEUM

A railway memorial preserving the history of the Kurayoshi Line, with free admission.

Kōsen-ji Temple (Chizu)

Kōsen-ji Temple (Chizu)

TOTTORI · TEMPLE

Kōsen-ji Temple: a historic temple with a nightingale floor, founded in 1590.

Inaba Manyo Historical Museum

Inaba Manyo Historical Museum

TOTTORI · MUSEUM

Explore ancient Inaba history and poetry, including rare artifacts and a panoramic view.

Inaba provincial office

Inaba provincial office

TOTTORI · HISTORIC SITE

Explore the ruins of an ancient provincial office, a National Historic Site with excavated build...

Jizō-in Temple

Jizō-in Temple

TOTTORI · TEMPLE

Ancient temple founded in 756, rebuilt by historical figures, holds important cultural propertie...

Daigaku-in Temple

Daigaku-in Temple

TOTTORI · TEMPLE

Daigaku-in is a Soto Zen temple founded in 1605, notable for samurai graves and cultural propert...

Dairen-ji Temple

Dairen-ji Temple

TOTTORI · TEMPLE

Dairen-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple with unique architecture and notable graves.

Mount Korei

Mount Korei

TOTTORI · PLACE

A 751-meter parasitic volcano of Mount Daisen featuring significant archaeological ruins and nat...

Yonago Municipal Historical Museum

Yonago Municipal Historical Museum

TOTTORI · MUSEUM

Yonago Municipal Historical Museum: Explore local history in a historic former city hall buildin...

San'in Kaigan Geopark Museum of the Earth and Sea

San'in Kaigan Geopark Museum of the Earth and Sea

TOTTORI · MUSEUM

Explore the San'in Kaigan Geopark's geology and marine life for free at this museum.

Tenjinyama Castle (Inaba)

Tenjinyama Castle (Inaba)

TOTTORI · CASTLE

Explore Tenjinyama Castle ruins, a Sengoku-period hill castle with remaining moats and a rock ma...

Oi Shrine

Oi Shrine

TOTTORI · SHRINE

Oi Shrine is an ancient Shikinaisha shrine with Japan's largest banner and wooden torii gate.

Mount Ōgi

Mount Ōgi

TOTTORI · PLACE

A 1,309-meter extinct volcano offering panoramic views of the Sea of Japan and prime backcountry...

Mount Utsubuki

Mount Utsubuki

TOTTORI · PLACE

A 204-meter mountain featuring a historic park, diverse forest, and ancient temple sites on the...

Mani-ji Temple

Mani-ji Temple

TOTTORI · TEMPLE

Mani-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple with significant cultural properties and a sacred mou...

Sainoo Haiji Ruins

Sainoo Haiji Ruins

TOTTORI · TEMPLE

Explore ancient temple ruins, a National Historic Site, revealing Japan's early Buddhist archite...

Nichikō-ji Temple

Nichikō-ji Temple

TOTTORI · TEMPLE

Nichikō-ji Temple is a Nichiren Shōshū temple, re-established in 1882, with a newly built main h...

Chishaku-ji Temple

Chishaku-ji Temple

TOTTORI · TEMPLE

Chishaku-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple with a significant cultural property.

Kawahara Castle

Kawahara Castle

TOTTORI · CASTLE

Kawahara Castle offers a reconstructed castle tower with a museum and scenic river views.

Kōno Shrine

Kōno Shrine

TOTTORI · SHRINE

Kōno Shrine, established in 1916, is known for healing various body ailments.

Hahaki Shrine

Hahaki Shrine

TOTTORI · SHRINE

Hahaki Shrine: a historic shrine with a primeval forest and ancient burial mound.

Daisen-Oki National Park

Daisen-Oki National Park

TOTTORI · PARK

This park offers dramatic natural scenery, rich biodiversity, and deep historical, cultural, and...

Amōjima

Amōjima

TOTTORI · PLACE

An uninhabited whale-shaped island off the Tottori coast popular for rocky shore fishing and sce...

Watanabe Museum of Art

Watanabe Museum of Art

TOTTORI · MUSEUM

See 30,000 East Asian art pieces, including samurai swords and armor, at this museum.

Karasugasen

Karasugasen

TOTTORI · PLACE

A 1,448-meter lava dome nicknamed the Matterhorn of Sanin, offering panoramic views of the Daise...

Daisen Pond

Daisen Pond

TOTTORI · PLACE

A scenic reservoir in Tottori offering mountain views, seasonal flowers, and outdoor activities...

Genchū-ji Temple

Genchū-ji Temple

TOTTORI · TEMPLE

Genchū-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple with a famous swordsman's grave and reli...

Kaike Onsen

Kaike Onsen

TOTTORI · PLACE

A coastal hot spring resort in Tottori known for its high-temperature chloride waters and one of...

Fukuichi Site

Fukuichi Site

TOTTORI · HISTORIC SITE

Explore an ancient settlement and burial ground from the Yayoi and Kofun periods.

Yonago Castle

Yonago Castle

TOTTORI · CASTLE

This castle site offers unique dual-tower design ruins and panoramic views from its mountaintop...

Yonago Waterbird Sanctuary

Yonago Waterbird Sanctuary

TOTTORI · PARK

This sanctuary is an artificial wetland where over 10,000 birds of 100+ species can be viewed up...

Awashima Shrine

Awashima Shrine

TOTTORI · SHRINE

Awashima Shrine, on a forested mountain, offers scenic views and a glimpse into local history.

Ueshi Castle

Ueshi Castle

TOTTORI · CASTLE

Explore Ueshi Castle's ruins and mock keep, a National Historic Site with panoramic views.

Kōzen-ji Temple

Kōzen-ji Temple

TOTTORI · TEMPLE

Kōzen-ji Temple: an Edo period Zen temple with a scenic garden and historical graves.

Koun-ji Temple

Koun-ji Temple

TOTTORI · TEMPLE

Koun-ji Temple is a Soto Zen temple with historical connections and unique cultural properties.

Hōshin-ji Temple

Hōshin-ji Temple

TOTTORI · TEMPLE

Hōshin-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple with a long lineage in Tottori.

Wakasa Town Historical Village

Wakasa Town Historical Village

TOTTORI · MUSEUM

Explore local history and culture at this theme park, featuring a historic residence and museum.

Wakasa Oniga Castle

Wakasa Oniga Castle

TOTTORI · CASTLE

Explore Wakasa Oniga Castle, a mountain-top ruin with medieval and early modern history.

Mouke Shrine

Mouke Shrine

TOTTORI · SHRINE

Mouke Shrine is a village shrine dedicated to Amaterasu Omikami, now worshipped for business pro...

Katsumi Nishikawa Film Museum

Katsumi Nishikawa Film Museum

TOTTORI · MUSEUM

Explore a unique film museum in a historic Western-style building, dedicated to director Katsumi...

Bujō-ji Temple

Bujō-ji Temple

TOTTORI · TEMPLE

Bujō-ji Temple: a historic Shingon temple with important cultural properties.

Akaiiwa Shrine

Akaiiwa Shrine

TOTTORI · SHRINE

Akaiiwa Shrine is a modern shrine in Tottori, dedicated to Kojiki deities and a myth.

Chōkō-ji Temple

Chōkō-ji Temple

TOTTORI · TEMPLE

Sōtō Zen temple founded by the Nawa clan, with historical graves and a serene atmosphere.

Hase-dera Temple

Hase-dera Temple

TOTTORI · TEMPLE

Hase-dera Temple is a historic pilgrimage site with important cultural properties and unique vot...

Jinsho-no-yakata

Jinsho-no-yakata

TOTTORI · MUSEUM

This former museum, now an event venue, showcases the town's unique tug-of-war tradition.

Ame Falls

Ame Falls

TOTTORI · PLACE

One of Japan's top 100 waterfalls featuring a basalt rock face, ancient trees, and a sacred Budd...

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