Tottori Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Tottori Prefecture, Japan
About Tottori
Kobo Abe's existential meditation on sand and work,The Woman in the Dunes(砂の女,Suna no Onna), was published in 1964. Although the novel does not mention Tottori by name, it was a natural choice for the film adaptation of Abe's book. "There has never been sand photography like this (no, not even inLawrence of Arabia)," said Roger Ebert, of the Oscar-nominated film. You will, almost certainly, have a better visit than did the story's protagonist, Niki Junpei; come to collect insects, Junpei was fascinated by the patterns and movement of the sand, and missed the last train. Locals offered him lodging for the night, but the next morning, Junpei discovered that he was a prisoner at the bottom of a sandpit, which he and an unnamed woman must shovel out every day in order to keep the house and vil
Top Attractions in Tottori
Explore the best things to see and do in Tottori:
- ★Aoya Kamijichi Site Museum
- ★Genchū-ji
- ★Hakuto Beach
- ★Hakuto Shrine
- ★Idegahama Beach
- ★Inaba Man-yō History Pavilion
- ★Jinpukaku Mansion
- ★Kannon-in
Where to Eat in Tottori
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Cafe Source
- 🍴Kaiten Sushi Hokkaido Ekinanten
- 🍴Karoichi Fish Market
Where to Stay in Tottori
- 🏨Hotel Alpha One Tottori
- 🏨Hotel Monarque Tottori
- 🏨Hotel National
- 🏨Hotel New Otani Tottori
- 🏨Ladies Inn Tottori
- 🏨Oasis Minshuku
Tottori Travel Guide Sections
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