Tottori Food Guide: Crab Cuisine, Gyukotsu Ramen & Sand Dune Pears
Crab Cuisine
Tottori is Japan's top snow crab and red snow crab landing port. From raw crab sashimi to steamed, grilled and hot pot.
Gyukotsu Ramen
A Kurayoshi area speciality โ ramen with a clear light broth from beef bones. Gentle, distinctive and satisfying.
Tottori Pears
Japan's top pear producer. Twentieth Century pears grown in the sandy soil near the Tottori Dunes are exceptionally sweet.
Daisen-dori (Brand Chicken)
Free-range chickens raised on the slopes of Mt Daisen. Tender meat with clean flavour.
Sakaiminato Seafood
Sakaiminato Port lands huge quantities of bluefin tuna and other seafood at low prices.
Access
Tottori City and Sakaiminato Port area have the best seafood restaurants. Crab season peaks November through March.
๐ Location & Access
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This article is compiled by the Tabitabi JAPAN editorial team from official and primary sources, including facility and shrine/temple websites, tourism information published by municipalities and tourism associations, and cultural-property records released by national and local governments. Prices, opening hours and event dates may change, so please also check the official information of each facility or local government before you visit.