Tottori: This area is home to natural sand dunes that comprise Japan's only desertscape. agefotostock/Alamy Stock Photo Mount Daisen: Literally "Great Mountain," it clocks in at 5,673 feet in height.

After passing through the center of Tottori City, you can see the Sea of Japan on your right as you move. It takes about 40 minutes to arrive at the Hakuto Jinja-mae bus stop, and the fare is 610 yen.

The enormous sand dunes on the Tottori coast have an otherworldly quality. The surreal scenery was the inspiration for Kōbō Abe's 1962 novel (and later film) "The Woman in the Dunes ...

Shimane and Tottori to bewitch tourists with supernatural charms. ... from 19th-century writer and Japan transplant Lafcadio Hearn. ... to a nearby Inari Shrine populated by fox statues.

Tottori: This area is home to natural sand dunes that comprise Japan's only desertscape. agefotostock/Alamy Stock Photo Mount Daisen: Literally "Great Mountain," it clocks in at 5,673 feet in height.