The city is an essential anchor for exploring Japan’s San’in region, its own charms as a destination notwithstanding.
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The Japan You’ve Been Looking For
Looking for the real Japan? Look no farther than the San’in region.
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Become the Woman in the Dunes
The Tottori Sand Dunes are absolutely worth visiting, whether or not you get a chance to read the book about them before you get there.
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Why They Call It “Hoki-huji”
In fact, Mt. Daisen has very little in common with Mt. Fuji
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Is This Japan’s Most Dangerous Hike?
The hike to Nageiredo isn’t dangerous, or even especially harrowing.
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What Started in Sakaiminato
I couldn’t help but wonder what Sakaiminato would look like bathed in kaleidoscopic light.
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How to Describe Daisen
A pleasant day that follows a perfect one isn’t any less lovely to live through.
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Ghosts of Tottori
Until about five minutes before three, I assumed the Tottori Sand Dunes were the most remarkable site I’d be seeing Monday.
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