The Sand Museum, Chugoku, Japan

4.5 (646 reviews) Sunday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent Ranking #1 in Chugoku Points of Interest & Landmarks • Art Museums

Amazing skill and technique

The Sand Museum in Tottori Sand Dunes is the only indoor museum exhibited sand sculpture specially. We exhibit the highest quality sand sculptures every year by the executive producer and the professional sculptor from all over the world.
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Address

2083-17 Yuyama Hukubecho, Tottori 689-0105 Tottori Prefecture

Mobile

+81 857-20-2231

Website

http://www.sand-museum.jp/

Working hours

Monday : 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday : 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday : 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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4Florent H 5:00 PM Mar 9, 2023
Interesting museum
The sand museum is near the dunes (5 minutes walking distance). It's worth going there as a complementary activity after/before the dunes. The fare is 800¥ but you can have it cheaper (680¥) if you buy it at Tottori train station. 2023 exhibition's theme is antique Egypt. A good way to spend an hour or so.
5Cierrann 5:00 PM Feb 16, 2020
Sand museum?
This was definitely something new for me! Right next to the sand dunes, this museum puts up a new display every year. We were lucky enough to see the 2019 one, right after it opened. The sculptures are incredible. Just thinking about carving in sand, sent shivers of anxiety up and down my back. They have explanations, and the final product was mind blowing. Even more amazing (to the US mind), was the lack of barriers around the sand. I thought it was a mistake, but my guide said no. Japanese don't touch. There was a little sadness there, for me. As the Japanese welcome so many tourists, things are going to change. I found the Japanese like to have some things untouchable and unknowable - while my upbringing made me really want to touch one of those sculptures! (I didn't, of course.) The sculptures themselves are planned and done by an international team, which was also pretty cool.