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Tottori 鳥取

Laid-back and rather time-warped capital of Japan's least populous prefecture, famous across the nation for its seaside sand dunes, setting of Kōbō Abe's surreal novel The Woman in the Dunes.
Platform signboard at JR Tottori station
Platform signboard at JR Tottori station		 JR West kaisoku (rapid) train on the platform
JR West kaisoku (rapid) train on the platform		 Outside the north entrance of Tottori station
Outside the north entrance of Tottori station		 Rather dated station-area neighborhood
Rather dated station-area neighborhood
View out over the dunes and cable car
View out over the dunes and cable car		 Sand castle near the Sakyū-Senta
Sand castle near the Sakyū-Senta		 Riding the retro cable car down to the dunes
Riding the retro cable car down to the dunes		 Japanese tourists fulfilling their Arabian dreams
Japanese tourists fulfilling their Arabian dreams
Camel out on the dunes
Camel out on the dunes		 Domestic visitors walking across the dunes
Domestic visitors walking across the dunes		 Climbing up the big slope
Climbing up the big slope		 Divets in the sand
Divets in the sand
Young boy taking a pic of the view
Young boy taking a pic of the view		 Paragliders trying to catch a breeze
Paragliders trying to catch a breeze		 Couple enjoying the view from the top
Couple enjoying the view from the top		 One paraglider gets a lift
One paraglider gets a lift
Young kids running down the sandy slope
Young kids running down the sandy slope		 View down the coastline
View down the coastline		 Watching the beach from above
Watching the beach from above		 Having a seat in the sand
Having a seat in the sand
TV crew filming the scene
TV crew filming the scene		 Little brother and sister climbing down together
Little brother and sister climbing down together		 Here comes a paraglider!
Here comes a paraglider!		 Down by the seaside
Down by the seaside
Distant island out beyond the surf
Distant island out beyond the surf		 View up the dunes from the beach
View up the dunes from the beach		 Running along the shoreline
Running along the shoreline		 Forgotten sandal
Forgotten sandal
The model plane pilot
The model plane pilot		 Horse-pulled wagon in the distance
Horse-pulled wagon in the distance		 Lines in the sand
Lines in the sand		 A farewell to the dunes
A farewell to the dunes
Calling out tourists for the wagon ride
Calling out tourists for the wagon ride		 Outer fortifications of Tottori-jō and moat
Outer fortifications of Tottori-jō and moat		 Tottori Prefectural Museum
Tottori Prefectural Museum		 Jinpū-kaku Villa
Jinpū-kaku Villa
Sole remaining gate of Tottori Castle
Sole remaining gate of Tottori Castle		 View along the former castle's walls
View along the former castle's walls		 Jinpū-kaku Villa and Tottori skyline beyond
Jinpū-kaku Villa and Tottori skyline beyond		 Drab administrative buildings on the horizon
Drab administrative buildings on the horizon
Northern edge of the castle's Nino-maru quarter
Northern edge of the castle's Nino-maru quarter		 Benches overlooking the city beyond
Benches overlooking the city beyond		 View towards the Tenkyū-maru
View towards the Tenkyū-maru		 On the grounds of Jinpū-kaku
On the grounds of Jinpū-kaku
Japanese garden behind Jinpū-kaku
Japanese garden behind Jinpū-kaku		 Old castle moat with distant Tottori Courthouse
Old castle moat with distant Tottori Courthouse		 View of Kyushō-san from beyond the moat
View of Kyushō-san from beyond the moat		 Taishō-era Warabe-kan
Taishō-era Warabe-kan
Tottori Kyōkai
Tottori Kyōkai		 Tottori's seemingly moribund main drag
Tottori's seemingly moribund main drag		 Yume Dokei 21 (Dream Clock)
Yume Dokei 21 (Dream Clock)		 Building a sandcastle outside Tottori station
Building a sandcastle outside Tottori station

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