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

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Explore interesting sights in Tottori, Japan. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 15 sights are available in Tottori, Japan.

Sightseeing Tours in Tottori

1. 鳥取民藝美術館

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The Tottori Folk Crafts Museum opened in Tottori, Japan, in 1949. It was established as the Tottori Mingeikan by Yoshida Shōya , local advocate of the mingei folk craft movement, who formed a craft guild in 1931 and opened the craft shop "Takumi" in the city the following year. In 1933, Yoshida opened a shop by the same name in Tokyo's Ginza district. Both shops are still in operation as of 2023. The building in which the Tottori museum is housed was designated a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2012.

Wikipedia: Tottori Folk Crafts Museum (EN)

2. 鳥取城跡

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Tottori Castle was a Japanese castle located in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture in the San'in Region of western Japan. It has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1957 with the area under protection expanded in 1987. The Historical Site designation also includes the Taikōganaru (太閤ヶ平) fortification erected by Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the 1581 Siege of Tottori.

Wikipedia: Tottori Castle (EN)

3. 大唐大巖深心山九品院 玄忠寺

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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)

4. 鳥取東照宮

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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)

5. Tottori Sand Dunes

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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

6. Kannon-In Temple

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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)

7. 鳥取県立博物館

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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)

8. 渡辺美術館

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Watanabe Museum Of Art opened in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan in 1978. It houses the collection of Tottori resident Dr Hajime Watanabe, which includes Buddhist sculptures, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese ceramics, ukiyo-e, and over two hundred sets of samurai armour.

Wikipedia: Watanabe Art Museum (EN)

9. 聖神社

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Hijirijinja is a shrine located at the western end of Gyotoku district, Tottori City. Facing the highway of Kano Castle and Kano Castle (equivalent to the current Prefectural Road 41 and 21), the highway is located on the Chiyai River, which flows through Tottori City.

Wikipedia: 聖神社 (鳥取市) (JA)

10. 乾向山 大雲院 東隆寺

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Daiunin is a temple of the Tendai sect located in Tachikawa Town, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Qianxiangshan, and the name of the temple is Dongryuji. The honzon is Amitabha. It is the 33rd shrine of the 33rd Guanyin Shrine in China.

Wikipedia: 大雲院 (鳥取市) (JA)

11. 光照山 学成寺

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Gakujoji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Shinshinji-cho, Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Koteru. The former main temple is Kyoto Myokaku-ji Temple, and the Shrine of the Temple.

Wikipedia: 学成寺 (JA), Website

12. 布勢古墳

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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)

13. 宇倍神社

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宇倍神社

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)

14. 倭文神社

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The Shitori Jinja is a shrine located in Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture. Shikinai Shrine, the old business is a town. Sit on the middle of the mountain on the west side of the Wamun settlement in the southwestern part of Tottori City.

Wikipedia: 倭文神社 (鳥取市) (JA)

15. 龍峯山 興禅寺

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Kozenji Temple is a temple of the Yellow Wood sect located in Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Ryumine. It is the Bodhi temple of the Ikeda family, the lord of the Tottori domain.

Wikipedia: 興禅寺 (鳥取市) (JA)

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