Tottori

This is a local tour from HIS Japan, and in principle, the tour is conducted in Japanese. If there are foreign tourists who do not understand Japanese, the tour leader will explain important points in simple English. After observing, it seems that foreign tourists are arranged in the front row seats for the convenience of the tour leader's explanation. If you buy the tour directly from HIS, you need to pay extra to specify a front seat. The price of this tour on KLOOK was originally more expensive than the HIS official website, but there was a 30% off promotion, so KLOOK was cheaper in the end. The one-way drive is about 2.5 hours, and the bus has four rows of seats, which are a bit cramped. The seating chart is posted on the bus door, so check your seat when you get on. Lunch is about 1 hour, and you can enjoy a full crab meal. The ingredients are of average quality, but the presentation looks spectacular. After lunch, take the cable car to the sand dunes for 1 hour. The Tottori Sand Dunes are truly spectacular, and climbing on horseback is quite breathtaking. Fortunately, the weather (March 1st) was good that day, and it wasn't too cold. On the way, I also saw a spot where you can take pictures with camels, which really felt like being in the desert. Finally, I bought some local Tottori souvenirs (such as twentieth-century pear cake) at the souvenir shop in the center of the sand dunes. Then, I visited Hakuto Shrine, listened to the guide's story of the White Rabbit of Inaba, and shopped at the roadside rest area next to it. The last stop was a 160-year-old tofu chikuwa shop. You can sample almost all the products, and there are free soy milk and water available. On the way back, I also ate a croquette at the Akamatsu rest area, which is said to be a local specialty. Overall, it was very good, and I would like to arrange a more in-depth tour of Tottori if I have the opportunity in the future.

tottori is very underrated. more people should visit tottori! interesting place. the pass is value for money! ease of booking on Klook:

Location is super good, just few mins walk from JR station. Rooms are tidy and clear with light mode selection: bright/warm/sleep, which is rare to see Space is good enought to open 2 big suitcase in same time. Hotel will prepare new towel package at room door even you didn't request for daily cleaning service. Parking is just next to hotel with 1500-1100 free charge offer. Providing KAO shampoo/ conditioner/ body wash and also free UCC coffee is definitely a bonus

This is the most comfortable hot spring hotel I've stayed at so far. It even has a private onsen in the room, so if you're worried about being face-to-face with others, you can start here. Dinner is served in the room, the service staff are all so friendly, and the recommended wine was delicious. Overall, a pretty good experience.

Amanohashidate and Ine day tour was the highlight of my Osaka trip, and using the JR pass in almost all of my train rides in Osaka and the neighboring areas of Kobe and Kyoto was very maximized. I even got to ride the Shinkansen to Himeji using the JR pass.

Sanyo Sanin pass was very great and easy to use when traveling in Kanto region. we have used it on our travels all the way from Hiroshima, Himeji and Kobe. Highly recommended it for people who wanted to explore outside of Kyoto and Osaka. Shinkansen was very punctual (unless there are unfortunate events and bad weather conditions). It offered unlimited travel on JR trains, including the shinkansen (except Nozomi/Mizuho), which made moving between cities like Hiroshima, Okayama, and Fukuoka incredibly easy and affordable. I saved a lot compared to buying individual tickets, and the convenience of just hopping on and off trains with a pass was unbeatable.