The dunes were created by sediment deposits carried from the
Chūgoku Mountains by the
Sendai River into the
Sea of Japan. Sea currents and wind help bring the sand from the bottom up onto the shore, where the wind constantly rearranges their shape. The dunes have existed for over 100,000 years, but the area of the dunes has been steadily decreasing due to a government
reforestation program following
World War II. Additionally, concrete barriers erected to protect the coast (the part of
Sanin Kaigan National Park) from tsunamis have disrupted the currents responsible for bringing the sand to shore. Authorities have adopted measures to stop the shrinkage of the dunes, partly because they attract a significant amount of tourism to the area. The Tottori prefectural government has attempted to dump sand off the shore near the dunes in the hopes that it will wash ashore, as well as employing the manual removal of encroaching grassy areas.
[1] The lasting ability for these efforts to protect the dunes is as yet unknown. Each year, around two million visitors—mostly from within Japan and East Asia—visit the dunes.
[citation needed]
Tottori Sand Dunes. (2017, July 3). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved
04:43, July 4, 2017
, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tottori_Sand_Dunes&oldid=788792639
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鳥取沙丘 とっとりさきゅう The Tottori Sand Dunes//Steven拍攝 |
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鳥取沙丘 とっとりさきゅう The Tottori Sand Dunes//Steven拍攝 |
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鳥取沙丘 とっとりさきゅう The Tottori Sand Dunes//Steven拍攝 |
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鳥取沙丘 とっとりさきゅう The Tottori Sand Dunes//Steven拍攝 |
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鳥取沙丘 とっとりさきゅう The Tottori Sand Dunes//Steven拍攝 |
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鳥取沙丘 とっとりさきゅう The Tottori Sand Dunes//Steven拍攝 |
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鳥取沙丘 とっとりさきゅう The Tottori Sand Dunes//Steven拍攝 |
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鳥取沙丘 とっとりさきゅう The Tottori Sand Dunes//Steven拍攝 |
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鳥取沙丘 とっとりさきゅう The Tottori Sand Dunes//Steven拍攝 |
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鳥取沙丘 とっとりさきゅう The Tottori Sand Dunes//Steven拍攝 |
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鳥取沙丘 とっとりさきゅう The Tottori Sand Dunes//Steven拍攝 |
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鳥取沙丘 とっとりさきゅう The Tottori Sand Dunes//Steven拍攝 |