Sand Museum, Tottori

Name: Sand Museum
Address: Tottori, Japan
Telephone: +81 857-20-2231

#5 among attractions in Tottori

Museum, Art museum

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Facts and practical information

The Sand Museum first opened by the Tottori Sand Dunes, in Tottori, Japan, in 2006, displaying sand sculptures in temporary facilities. In 2012, it reopened in what is said to be the world's first permanent indoor exhibition space dedicated to sand art, with works by fifteen international sculptors. ()

Local name: 砂の美術館 Opened: 14 April 2012 (12 years ago)Coordinates: 35°32'23"N, 134°14'17"E

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Tottori Japan

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+81 857-20-2231

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Tottori

Day trips

Sand Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tottori Sand Dunes, Watanabe Art Museum, Tottori Castle, Tottori Prefectural Museum.

0.6 miW
Sand dune, Nature, Beach
Tottori Sand Dunes, Tottori
15 min walk • The Tottori Sand Dunes are a striking natural wonder nestled within the coastal city of Tottori, Japan. As the largest sand dunes in the country, they offer a unique landscape that is quite unexpected in the traditionally green and mountainous scenery of Japan.
1.5 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum
Watanabe Art Museum, Tottori
37 min walk • Watanabe Museum Of Art opened in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan in 1978. It houses the collection of Tottori resident Dr Hajime Watanabe, which includes Buddhist sculptures, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese ceramics, ukiyo-e, and over two hundred sets of samurai armour.
2.2 miS
Forts and castles
Tottori Castle, Tottori
57 min walk • Tottori Castle was a Japanese castle located in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture.
2.2 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Tottori Prefectural Museum, Tottori
56 min walk • The Tottori Prefectural Museum is a prefectural museum located in Tottori, Japan, dedicated to the nature, history, folklore, and art of Tottori Prefecture.
3 miS
Sacred and religious sites, Buddhist temple, Temple
Kannon-in, Tottori
77 min walk • Kannon-in, formally known as Fudarakusan Jigen-ji Kannon-in, is a Buddhist temple in Uemachi district of the city of Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. Kannon-in was built early in the Edo period and is noted for its Edo-style Japanese garden.
4.4 miSE
Temple
Ube shrine, Tottori
113 min walk • Ube Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The shrine having been the most renowned shrine in the province is famous for its many benefits including the protection of children, prosperity, and longevity of life.
2.3 miS
Museum, Historical place
Jinpūkaku, Tottori
58 min walk • Jinpūkaku is a Western-style French Renaissance style residence of the Ikeda clan located in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan.
6.1 miNE
Beach
Uradome Coast, Iwami
155 min walk • Uradome Coast is a scenic ria coastal inlet located on the Japan Sea in Iwami, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. Here is one of the major geosites of San'in Kaigan Global Geopark.
2.7 miS
Temple
Ōchidani Shrine, Tottori
69 min walk • Ōchidani Jinja is a Shinto shrine in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The Karamon, Honden, and Haiden/Heiden, all of 1650, are Important Cultural Properties. The surrounding area is a public park.
2.8 miS
Museum, History museum
Tottori City Historical Museum, Tottori
73 min walk • The Tottori City Historical Museum opened in Tottori, Japan, in 2000 and is dedicated to the history of the city.
3.1 miS
Museum, Art museum
Tottori Folk Crafts Museum, Tottori
79 min walk • The Tottori Folk Crafts Museum opened in Tottori, Japan, in 1949. It was established as the Tottori Mingeikan by Yoshida Shōya, local advocate of the mingei folk craft movement, who formed a craft guild in 1931 and opened the craft shop "Takumi" in the city the following year.