Full-day tour from Osaka: Tottori Sand Dunes with Crab Feast
Last updated: August 26, 2026
Walk Japan's most famous sand dunes and sit down to a 21-course crab feast on a full-day tour from Osaka to Tottori, on the Sea of Japan coast. Lunch comes first, at the Sakyu Center's Miharashi no Oka above the dunes — three crabs' worth of meat across the spread — before free time on the dunes themselves, a rolling sand sea with a camel photo spot that hardly feels like Japan. The road home calls at Hakuto Shrine, the love power spot behind the myth of the White Rabbit of Inaba, and at Tofu Chikuwa Village for a taste of Tottori's soul food, with the coach back in Osaka by evening.
Itinerary
Departure
- Start point: Mainichi Newspaper Building (Osaka)
- Stop at: Sakyu Center Miharashi no Oka
- Stop at: Tottori Sand Dunes
- Stop at: Hakuto Shrine
- Stop at: Tofu Chikuwa Village
- End point: Mainichi Newspaper Building (Osaka)
Frequently Asked Questions
A hearty 21-course spread served at the Sakyu Center's Miharashi no Oka, the hilltop rest house overlooking the dunes — all told about three crabs' worth of crab meat per person, in Japan's crab-fishing heartland along the Sea of Japan.
A rolling sea of coastal sand stretching along the Sea of Japan, with crests high enough to hide the horizon and a camel photo spot at the base — climb to the ridge and the view drops straight to the surf. Shoes fill with sand; some visitors just go barefoot.
The shrine of the White Rabbit of Inaba, one of Japan's oldest recorded myths — the rabbit who was healed here and played matchmaker for the deity Okuninushi. That story has made it a celebrated love power spot, popular with couples asking for a good match.
Tottori's soul food: a steamed fish cake blended with tofu, softer and lighter than ordinary chikuwa. The shopping stop at Tofu Chikuwa Village lets you sample the varieties and carry some home.