Tottori Castle Ruins Travel Guide
Nearby Restaurants
SEAT RESERVATIONIzakaya Aiueo
Izakaya Aiueo offers a Japanese tavern experience, featuring private rooms and a menu rich with local ingredients, just minutes from Tottori Station. Enjoy the signature wagyu beef tail.
SEAT RESERVATIONMitsuki
Combine the products of Tottori city with the craftsmanship of Kyoto and the result is this exquisite traditional restaurant.
SEAT RESERVATIONKusakabe
Kusakabe offers Izakaya, Hot Pot, and Seafood in Tottori, near Tottori Station. Known for its skilled chef and diverse dishes like stewed beef tendon, it's a must-visit.
SEAT RESERVATIONKaniyoshi
Enjoy the pick of the crab harvest right from the source, served up by an owner-chef of many talents.
While a well-preserved castle is impressive, there’s something undeniably nostalgic about wandering around the ruins of a once-great fortress. Tottori Castle was built in 1532, on the side of Mt. Kyusho in Tottori City. It was the site of one of the most famous sieges in Japanese history in 1581, which dragged on for a full 200 days and only came to an end because the defenders were facing starvation.
Nowadays, the only structures of the castle still standing are one wall and one gate, however the imposing stacked-stone bases give an impression of how large it once was. Visitors can walk up onto these bases and through what once were castle courtyards. At the top, you’ll find an observation area with lovely views over the city.
The castle and surrounding park are also a popular cherry blossom viewing site, with thousands of trees planted around the grounds. Nearby is a small museum dedicated to the Ikeda clan who resided in this castle in the Edo period, loaded in the Jinpukaku building — a European-style house at the base of the ruins which once served as an imperial residence.
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