Everything for your trip to Tottori in one place: anime pilgrimage, events & festivals, attractions, autumn leaves, onsen, travel passes. Open any page for access, highlights and typical dates.
🎬 5 placesTokyo & Around・Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Shimoishiwara, Chofu, Tokyo・Fuda, Chofu, Tokyo・Sakaiminato, Tottori
Based on Shigeru Mizuki's manga, this anime is set in a modern world that has forgotten about yokai, and follows Kitaro as he confronts yokai incidents in the human world. Chofu in Tokyo, where Mizuki lived for many years, and his hometown of Sakaiminato in Tottori are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesChugoku & Shikoku ・ Uomachi, Kurayoshi, Tottori・Kurayoshi, Tottori
A music franchise about five girls who form a band to liven up their run-down shopping street. Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture, the model for the fictional setting of "Kuranogawa City," is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityChugoku & Shikoku ・ Sakaiminato, Tottori
A street in Sakaiminato, Tottori, the hometown of manga artist Shigeru Mizuki, lined with bronze statues of Kitaro and other yokai from Sakaiminato Station to the Mizuki Shigeru Museum. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Hokuei, Tottori
A museum in Hokuei, Tottori, the hometown of Gosho Aoyama, creator of Detective Conan. It traces his path from childhood to the birth of his works, with exhibits such as a recreation of his workspace. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
AugustChugoku & Shikoku ・ Tottori
Every year August 13–15 (eve festival on the 13th, mass umbrella dance on the 14th, Civic Summer Fireworks Festival on the 15th)
ExperienceChugoku & Shikoku ・ Tottori
The world's first museum dedicated to sand sculptures, right next to the Tottori Sand Dunes. The theme changes every year, and works by sand sculptors from Japan and abroad are displayed indoors. From April 24, 2026 to January 3, 2027, the 17th exhibition, Travel Around the World in Sand: Spain, is on.
Mountain & highland🍁 Typical peak
♨ OnsenChugoku & Shikoku ・ Misasa, Tottori
♨ Day use Adults ¥400, children (age 3 to elementary school) ¥250 (as of October 2026)
🚄 JRChugoku & Shikoku ・ 7 consecutive days (from 0:00 on the first day to 24:00 on the last day)
From ¥23,000
Monthly temperatures, rain and what to wear are in our weather guide.
Itineraries, intercity routes and travel passes that cover several prefectures are listed under each of them.
