▲Best location for

To Iwado

Please sandboard here.

Sea of Japan

Spot where fumon often form

Check the numbers on the wooden stakes as you explore. You might discovera whole new side to the sand dunes…

（good wind conditions）

Fumon(Wind Ripples)

Elevation approx. 47m

Fumon(Wind Ripples)

Elevation approx. 18m

Oasis

Map showing the locations of the wooden
stakes placed throughout the Tottori Sand
Dunes in order to track sand movement(provided by the Committee for theSlope

ExposedvolcanicashVegetation
Carex kobomugi
Wedelia prostrate
Vitex rotundifoliaCalystegia soldanella
Heteropappus hispidus

Carex kobomugi
Ischaemum anthephoroides
Tottori Sand Dunes
Geopark Center
Park Information“Notice Boards”（nextto the footbath facilities）

Vegetation
Ischaemum anthephoroides
Carex pumila
Carex kobomugi
Ixeris repens
Linaria japonica

Sand shallot flowers（bloom in late October）

Sightseeing lift

Third sand dune ridge

Oigo
Suribachi

Sand Dune Centerviewing platform

Sand Museum▲
To Route 9Carex kobomugi
Ischaemum anthephoroides
Vitex rotundifolia

Sand Dune shopping
promenade

Chojaganiwa

Scattered Vegetation

Oigo Suribachi(grinding bowl formation)
Fukube Pear Picking Road

Elevation approx. 66m

Erosion-controlforest

Sand Dunes North Entrance(in front of the Information

Literary Plaza
Tanka inscription
by Arishima Takeo

Tanka inscriptions by Arishima
Takeo and Yosano Akiko①The second sand dune ridge (Umanose, or theHorse’s Back): approx. 47m②The Oasis: approx. 18m③Stairway entrance to the dunes (near the startof the ascent): approx. 54m④Sand dune entrance near the Literary Plaza:approx. 66m
All measurements were taken in 2007

Stairway entrance

Earthenware, stone tools, etc

Tottori University Arid Land Research Center
0857-23-3411

Elevation of key locations

Elevation approx. 54m

Tottori Sand Dune・Hosokawa
Line Prefectural Road

A woodenlocationmarker●When you reach the sanddunes, look for the wooden
stakes marked on this map
to check your location, andenjoy the natural scenery ofthe dunes.
●The distance between
each stake is 100 meters.
●It takes about 2 minutes
to walk between the stakes
at a leisurely pace.
●Be careful to not rush orover-exert yourself while
enjoying the dunes.

Cluster of carex
pumilaTottori Sand Dunes(Sand Dune Meeting Hall)

Second sand dune ridge（Umanose, or the Horse’s Back）

Vegetation

Sand shallot field

First sand dune ridge

Sandboarding
Municipal Parking Lot

Tottori Sand Dunes Park Service
Center 0857-23-7652

Tottori Sand Dunes (Central) Exploration Map

Rest area

Tanka inscription
by Edano Toyoaki

Awasegatani
Suribachi(grinding bowl

Sand Dunes East Entrance

Exposed volcanic ash
Otanebenten Shrine

Location where stone tools andarrowheads were discovered

Yanagichaya
Camp GroundYuyama・Tottori Line Prefectural Road

Tottori Sand Dunes Information Center
Sand Pal Tottori0857-20-2231

Tottori City Cycling Terminal
0857-29-0800

Haiku inscription
by Takahama Kyoshi

Tottori Sand Dunes
Kodomo-no-Kuni

Municipal Parking Lot（Hamasaka）

Pear fieldTanegaike Pond

Entrance to Kodomo-noSand Dune Tunnel

To Central Tottori City

Fumon

Umanose

Saren(Wind Ripples)(The Horse’s Back)(sand curtains)

These tiny waves on
the sand’s surface
are a characteristic
sight at the sanddunes. They can beseen in the earlymorning, when thewind is blowing andthe sand is dry.

The second ridge of thedunes is the sand’s
highest point, and ispopularly known as
Umanose (the Horse’sBack). At an elevationof 47m, it is theperfect vantage pointfrom which to view thegrandeur of the sand

These beautiful patterns
resemble bamboo curtains.
Grains of sand are blown
onto the gentle windward
slopes of the dunes, where
they pile up at the hill’sapex. When the sand buildup
is too great it can lose its
stability and cascade down
the steep, leeward slope.

Oasis
The rain water that falls
on the dunes soaks into
the earth and seeps fromthe ground’s surface likea spring. This spot can beobserved at the base of
the Horse’s Back..

San-in Coast National Park・Requests for visitors tothe Tottori Sand Dunes
Please keep the following rules in mind when enjoying the dunes.

※No driving onto the dunes with
automobiles or motorcycles.
※No drawing or writing in the sand.
※No camping outside of thedesignated campgrounds.
※No removing sand.

※No unleashed or unattendedpets.
※No littering.
※No fireworks.
※No disruptive or disrespectful
behavior.

Origins of the Sand Dunes①The rocks on Chugoku Mountains have been
weathered and become sands, Then, the sands
are carried into the river by heavy rains.
②A large amount of sands are transported tothe Sea of Japan by Sendai River.
③Once sands which were swept to offshore
are deposited on the seabed shallow approachto land by the flow of the sea.
④Sands by the waves will be launched to thecoast.
⑤Carried to the land being blown by

Plant Growth at the Sand Dunes (Dune Vegetation)

Chugoku

Northwesterly wind
Sendai River
Coastal Current

Tottori Sand Dunes

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Geology of the Sand Dunes
In Tottori Sand Dunes, you will be able toobserve the volcanic ash layer between thesands. The photograph is of a crosssection dune outcrop seen in the parking
lot of souvenir shop “Sakyuu Union” in theTottori Sand Dunes mall. The volcanic ash
layer is sandwiched between the sands canbe observed. It is called the new dunes aredeposited on top of the volcanic ash layer.

Waves

Sea of Japan

Northwesterly wind

There is a place where volcanic ash
layer is exposed in the Dunes. At
the good ventilation place, sand areskipped and volcanic ash layer isexposed. Into a layer of volcanic ash,
we can see the pumice named as
Daisen-Kurayoshi erupted from
Mt.Daisen about 55,000 years ago.
These strata are a valuable asset
which tells the history of the Dunes
was formed.

Carex Kobomugi Ohwi
(Japanese sedge,

Fimbristylis Sericea

Zoysia Macrostachya

Ixeris Repens

Bloom in late April. Named fromthe shape of the ear. Dioecious,
but, also wearing ear rarely maleand female together are found.

In around August, several smallears are gathered to the tip ofthe stem. White silk hair is
growing a lot on stems andBloom from June to Augustapprox. Stems shaped like an
upright, and hard and narrowleaves open horizontally from its

The number of flowers is decreasingin the middle of summer. Yellow headinflorescence flowers about 2 - 3cm
in diameter bloom from April toOctober approx.

Calystegia Soldanella(Bind-weed,Carex Pumila Thunb.
(Dune sedge, cyperaceae

A pink flower similar to morning
glory is in bloom from May toJune approx. Large communityof these bloom at once isFrom April to May approx., themale spikelets are at the top of
the stock, and female spikelets
are at the roots. The size of thisis smaller than Kouboumugi.

Vitex Rotundifolia(Roundleaf chastetree,verbenaceae family):
In around July, a blue-purple
flower bloom. A black fruit about
5mm in diameter has a strong
aroma, is used as herbal

In around July, a blue-purple flower
bloom. A black fruit about 5 mm indiameter that has a strong aroma,is used as herbal medicine, after

Glehnia Littoralis

Linaria Japonica

Wedelia Prostrata

Heteropappus Arenarius(Asteraceae family):A large number of small dense
white flowers like cauliflower
bloom from June to July approx.
Scattered across the dunes.

Pale yellow flowers bloom inseveral branches from August
to September approx. Thestems with fleshy fruits similar
to the shape of spatula, growdiagonally.

Yellow head inflorescenceflowers about 2cm in diameter
bloom in around July. There isalso a name of a flower wedelia
was likened to the wheels.

Purple head inflorescence flowers
about 3-4cm in diameter bloom
from September to October approx..
These are seen in some places on
the west side of Tottori SandDunes.

Ischaemum Anthephoroides

Weeding into Grassland at the Sand Dunes

From around 1970, it starts to become a serious problem that a dune becomes grassland. For example,
the alien plants that should not grow naturally in the sand dunes began to stand out, it is not easy to
see the beautiful Fumon(wind ripple) and Saren(sand curtain), by the sand movement is reduced, and it
detracts from the beautiful scenery of the original dune. Tottori Prefecture and the city of Tottori havecontinued to start full-fledged herbicidal activity from 1994. With the development of weeding, we are
now regarding its original form dunes. From 2004, we began weeding by volunteer efforts to protect thedunes in cooperation with the citizen is in progress. In 2011, 5900 volunteers have participated.

Adopt Program
In order to establish the activities of the citizen level from theefforts of weeding volunteer and be continuous activities, wehave been conducting introduced adopt program, that is themechanism for certain areas, responsibility has been given likea foster parents have, At present, the following 11organizations are participating in this program:

Inscriptions around the Sand Dunes

Insects lived at the Sand Dunes
Tanka Inscription,
Akiko Yosano

Lycosa Ishikariana(Wolf Spider family)

Chaetodera Laetescripta

Large spider that lives in mainly
sandy beach on the Seaof ​Japan, and also the north of
Shimane Prefecture and up.
Body length is longer than 2cm.
A wolf spider family including
this has a habit that a motherprotects eggs and newly
hatched babies.

Body length is about 15mm.
These were distributed to thecoast and sandy riverbank rivers
across the country, havebecome endangered or extinct
in many provinces. The colorand pattern of the body makes
them hide against the sand.

Hagenomyia Micans
MacLachlan(Myrmeleontidae family)

Make a bowl-shaped hole in theslopes that are open to the sea
side. Body length is about 1cm.
Although only seen in thecoastal dunes that have limited
the Sea of ​Japan, it is often tosee at Tottori Sand Dunes.

Dianemobius Csikii(Trigonidiidae family)
A beach cricket commonly
found on the beach near theplant community. The color andpattern of the body makes themhide against the background.

May 25, 1930, Akiko Yosano wasvisiting the Tottori Sand Dunes
with her husband Hiroshi(Tekkan). This tanka was therequiem poem to her friend,
Takeo Arishima who committed
suicide in Karuizawa in June.

Tanka Inscription,

Tanka Inscription,
Toyoaki Edano

Monument,
Kyoshi Takahama

In 1923, Takeo Arishima wasvisiting Tottori as a lecturer at
the Free University courses
sponsored by "Suimyakusya."This was a tanka at that time.
Also, this is known as one oftankas which popularize theTottori Sand Dunes, because hecommitted suicide about one
month after his visit.

In 1931, Toyoaki Edano
launched a tanka magazine"JYOHMYAKU" that has been
published today in the city ofTottori. After then, he hosted
this, and worked to expand thepopulation base of tanka. Thistanka is in his last tanka.

In 1932, Kyoshi Takahamapresided over haiku magazine"HOTOTOGISU" and his party
held a GINKO meeting, whichasks the subject of haiku. Thishaiku is the one at that time.