The Tottori Sand Dunes (Tottori sakyū) are unique sand dunes located near Tottori City in Tottori Prefecture, Honshū, Japan. They consist the only large dune system (over 30 km²) in Japan.
The dunes were created by sediment deposits carried from the Chūgoku Mountains by the Sendai River into the Sea of Japan. Sea currents and wind help […]




