[2025 Tottori Shopping Mall] Travel Guide for Drive-in Sakyu Kaikan (Updated Jul)

I went to Hokuei-cho, Tottori Prefecture, the holy land of Detective Conan! ✨ ① Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport Conan characters are scattered all over the airport, and the moment you get off the plane, you're in Conan world! ! There are plenty of Conan-related spots to enjoy and photogenic places in the airport! ⭐️ ② Hakuto Shrine This is the shrine of the Inaba White Rabbit myth! There are also charms modeled after the white rabbit, and the goshuin stamps are cute! It's a roadside station so you can take a break, and the sea is right in front of you 🏖️ ③ Aoyama Gosho Hometown Museum This is a place where many works by Aoyama Gosho, a manga artist from Hokuei-cho, Tottori Prefecture, are on display! In addition to Conan, you can enjoy various things such as YAIBA and short stories before the serialization! There are also lots of Conan souvenirs, so if you're a fan, you'll definitely enjoy it ✨ ④ Boukoro This is an inn with an open-air bath on the lake that also appeared in the main story of Detective Conan! The food is delicious, the hospitality is great, and the baths are great! 🤍 ⑤ Watermelon and Nagaimo Healthy Marathon This time, I participated in the marathon to get the T-shirt that you get when you participate, but there were people of all ages at the venue! Some people even participated in cosplay as anime characters! ? After completing the marathon, you can eat Daiei watermelon and Nagaimo soup 🍉 It was great after working up a good sweat ✌️ ⑥ Daiei Elementary School This is Gosho Aoyama's alma mater! There's a statue of Conan in front of the school building! lol This time, it was a weekend, so I was able to visit, but I think there are students there on weekdays, so please check. ⑦ Tottori Sand Dunes Speaking of Tottori! This time, I mainly visited Hokuei Town, but I wanted to go to the sand dunes, so I visited them! I've been to Nakatajima Sand Dunes in Shizuoka Prefecture, but Tottori's sand dunes were also incredibly large... lol I didn't ride a camel this time, but it seems you can also ride a camel! I'd like to try it next time 😎 There was a cafe nearby where you could buy souvenirs and eat, so it was a comfortable stay! At the end, I stopped in to eat beef bone ramen, which I'd heard was famous 🍜 I thought Tottori only had sand dunes (sorry 🥲), but it turned out to be a fulfilling 2 nights and 3 days trip! #TottoriTrip #HokueiTown #DetectiveConan #DaieiWatermelon #Nebarikko #TottoriSandDunes #TottoriSandDunesConanAirport #BoukoRou #OpenAirBathOnLake #AoyamaGoshoHometownMuseum #HakutoShrine #BeefBoneRamen #SunabaCoffee

Near the Tottori Sand Dunes, there is a coffee shop with a very unique architecture called "Takahama Cafe". This coffee shop has a very impressive background because it was designed by Japanese architectural master Kengo Kuma himself. The coffee shop is three stories high and has a very unique appearance. The roof is at a 17-degree angle, allowing diners sitting inside to overlook the scenery of Tottori Sand Dunes. The coffee shop is designed in a wooden style, with wavy lines everywhere, echoing the characteristics of the sand dunes. ⬆️If you look carefully, you will find that the lamps are made of Japanese paper sprinkled with sand from the Tottori Sand Dunes. The details are full of thought 💜 #AprilGoodDestinations2025

The Sand Dune Hall, located next to the cafe designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, is also a popular tourist attraction. The hall sells a variety of souvenirs from the San'in region of Japan. Even the signature sand pudding of the popular pudding shop PURIN can be bought here, which is convenient for tourists who don't want to queue at PURIN but want to try it😊 The most special thing is that there are goshuin in this hall! Usually only found at shrines and temples, this is a goshuin exclusive to the Tottori Sand Dunes! Very special and commemorative 🤩 There is another famous Sand Dune product in the Sand Dune Hall - Sand Eggs, which are served with a bag of salt, which is very flavorful😍 #MarchGoodPlaces2025