Luxury holidays in Tottori

Japan’s least populous prefecture has plenty of room to play with. There are dunes big enough for sandboarding, Mount Daisen to hike or ski depending on the season, and hot-spring towns for soaking off either endeavour. Add a wildly handsome Sea of Japan coastline, snow crab worth getting messy for and pear orchards aplenty, and suddenly the bullet train crowds feel very far away.

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Areas in Tottori

When to go

Summer in Tottori is prime time for the coast, nashi pears ripen from late summer, and snow crab hits menus from November. Winter can be snowy, especially around Mount Daisen.

Getting there

  • Planes

    Tottori has two airports: Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport in the east and Yonago Kitaro Airport in the west. Both have direct flights from Tokyo Haneda, taking around 80 minutes. If you’re flying longhaul, Tokyo should be your transit hub.

  • Trains

    From Osaka, the Limited Express Super Hakuto reaches Tottori in around two-and-a-half hours. For western Tottori, take the Shinkansen to Okayama and change onto the Limited Express Yakumo for Yonago. From Tokyo, both routes involve a Shinkansen connection.

  • Automobiles

    Hiring a car is well worth considering in Tottori, where sights are spread across the prefecture and rural bus services can be limited. Rental desks are available at both airports, and driving gives you free rein of the coast, countryside and Mount Daisen.