More than half a century after man first walked on the moon, the world's space powers are engaged in a new quest to unlock the secrets of Earth's nearest neighbor. In the race to conquer the lunar ...

Tottori Prefecture in western Japan is speeding toward its goal of becoming a center for the space industry, cashing in on the presence of a vast stretch of sand dunes that replicate the lunar ...

TOTTORI--A full-scale Tottori Sakyu Illusion light show is returning to the Tottori Sand Dunes here in December for the first time in four years. The dunes facing the Sea of Japan in the city's ...

The San'in region, framed by rugged mountains and the sea, showcases enchanting landscapes woven into the fabric of Japan ... Tottori, the largest city in the San'in region, the Tottori Sand Dunes ...

The town of Hino is a rural, inland community in southwestern Tottori—Japan’s least populated prefecture. It lies in the Hino River basin, whose iron sand was used in the past to produce steel ...

where you might forget you're in Japan as you pose with a camel, seaside, in front of the Tottori Sand Dunes. In 2024, the nearby Sand Museum is running a France-themed exhibition of sand ...