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  • Nakatajima Sand Dunes extend about 4 km long from east to west along the Enshu-Nada coast with an unobstructed view. The wind on the dunes creates exotic patterns that resemble works of art. Loggerhead turtles, which are an endangered species, come on shore here to lay eggs in summer. The eggs are protected and released by a local nonprofit organization. The west side of the dunes become a site for flying kites in early May every year, for children’s day during Golden Week. Nakatajima Sand Dunes are often used as a filming location for movies or promotional videos.
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  • Nakatajima Sand Dunes extend about 4 km long from east to west along the Enshu-Nada coast with an unobstructed view. The wind on the dunes creates exotic patterns that resemble works of art. Loggerhead turtles, which are an endangered species, come on shore here to lay eggs in summer. The eggs are protected and released by a local nonprofit organization. The west side of the dunes become a site for flying kites in early May every year, for children’s day during Golden Week. Nakatajima Sand Dunes are often used as a filming location for movies or promotional videos.
    dunes-2.jpg
  • Tottori Sand Dunes - the only large dune system in Japan. They were created by sediment deposits into the Sea of Japan. Ocean currents and wind have helped bring the sand from the bottom up onto shore, where wind continually rearranges the texture of the sand and dunes.
    tottori-dunes-1.jpg
  • Tottori Sand Dunes - the only large dune system in Japan. They were created by sediment deposits into the Sea of Japan. Ocean currents and wind have helped bring the sand from the bottom up onto shore, where wind continually rearranges the texture of the sand and dunes.
    tottori-dunes-2.jpg
  • Mui Ne Dunes - The White Sand Dunes, or Bao Trang at White Lake is the top attraction at Mui Ne, after the beach itself. The massive, saharan dunes range from gold to pure white There are also red dunes further south near Mui Ne village.
    mui-ne-sand-dunes-3.jpg
  • Mui Ne Dunes - The White Sand Dunes, or Bao Trang at White Lake is the top attraction at Mui Ne, after the beach itself. The massive, saharan dunes range from gold to pure white There are also red dunes further south near Mui Ne village.
    mui-ne-sand-dunes-1.jpg
  • Mui Ne Dunes - The White Sand Dunes, or Bao Trang at White Lake is the top attraction at Mui Ne, after the beach itself. The massive, saharan dunes range from gold to pure white There are also red dunes further south near Mui Ne village.
    mui-ne-sand-dunes-2.jpg
  • Tottori Sand Dunes - the only large dune system in Japan. They were created by sediment deposits into the Sea of Japan. Ocean currents and wind have helped bring the sand from the bottom up onto shore, where wind continually rearranges the texture of the sand and dunes.
    tottori-dunes-3.jpg
  • Red Dunes Mui Ne is a top attraction at Mui Ne, after the beach itself. The massive, saharan dunes range from gold to pure white There are also red dunes further south near Mui Ne village.
    mui-ne-red-dunes-2.jpg
  • Red Dunes Mui Ne is a top attraction at Mui Ne, after the beach itself. The massive, saharan dunes range from gold to pure white There are also red dunes further south near Mui Ne village.
    mui-ne-red-dunes-1.jpg
  • Nature created Tottori Sand Dunes so locals got together and created the Sand Dune Museum, with lifelike sculpture man made of sand.  Katsuhiko Chaen is a sand sculptor and executive producer of the museum.  The museum often invites other sand sculptors from around the world to participate in their events and shows.  Since sand sculptures collapse eventually viewers can only see these temporary works of art for a short time, something like a sand mandala.
    tottori-sand-museum-11.jpg
  • Nature created Tottori Sand Dunes so locals got together and created the Sand Dune Museum, with lifelike sculpture man made of sand.  Katsuhiko Chaen is a sand sculptor and executive producer of the museum.  The museum often invites other sand sculptors from around the world to participate in their events and shows.  Since sand sculptures collapse eventually viewers can only see these temporary works of art for a short time, something like a sand mandala.
    tottori-sand-museum-10.jpg
  • Nature created Tottori Sand Dunes so locals got together and created the Sand Dune Museum, with lifelike sculpture man made of sand.  Katsuhiko Chaen is a sand sculptor and executive producer of the museum.  The museum often invites other sand sculptors from around the world to participate in their events and shows.  Since sand sculptures collapse eventually viewers can only see these temporary works of art for a short time, something like a sand mandala.
    tottori-sand-museum-8.jpg
  • Nature created Tottori Sand Dunes so locals got together and created the Sand Dune Museum, with lifelike sculpture man made of sand.  Katsuhiko Chaen is a sand sculptor and executive producer of the museum.  The museum often invites other sand sculptors from around the world to participate in their events and shows.  Since sand sculptures collapse eventually viewers can only see these temporary works of art for a short time, something like a sand mandala.
    tottori-sand-museum-5.jpg
  • Nature created Tottori Sand Dunes so locals got together and created the Sand Dune Museum, with lifelike sculpture man made of sand.  Katsuhiko Chaen is a sand sculptor and executive producer of the museum.  The museum often invites other sand sculptors from around the world to participate in their events and shows.  Since sand sculptures collapse eventually viewers can only see these temporary works of art for a short time, something like a sand mandala.
    tottori-sand-museum-3.jpg
  • Nature created Tottori Sand Dunes so locals got together and created the Sand Dune Museum, with lifelike sculpture man made of sand.  Katsuhiko Chaen is a sand sculptor and executive producer of the museum.  The museum often invites other sand sculptors from around the world to participate in their events and shows.  Since sand sculptures collapse eventually viewers can only see these temporary works of art for a short time, something like a sand mandala.
    tottori-sand-museum-9.jpg
  • Nature created Tottori Sand Dunes so locals got together and created the Sand Dune Museum, with lifelike sculpture man made of sand.  Katsuhiko Chaen is a sand sculptor and executive producer of the museum.  The museum often invites other sand sculptors from around the world to participate in their events and shows.  Since sand sculptures collapse eventually viewers can only see these temporary works of art for a short time, something like a sand mandala.
    tottori-sand-museum-12.jpg
  • Nature created Tottori Sand Dunes so locals got together and created the Sand Dune Museum, with lifelike sculpture man made of sand.  Katsuhiko Chaen is a sand sculptor and executive producer of the museum.  The museum often invites other sand sculptors from around the world to participate in their events and shows.  Since sand sculptures collapse eventually viewers can only see these temporary works of art for a short time, something like a sand mandala.
    tottori-sand-museum-7.jpg
  • Nature created Tottori Sand Dunes so locals got together and created the Sand Dune Museum, with lifelike sculpture man made of sand.  Katsuhiko Chaen is a sand sculptor and executive producer of the museum.  The museum often invites other sand sculptors from around the world to participate in their events and shows.  Since sand sculptures collapse eventually viewers can only see these temporary works of art for a short time, something like a sand mandala.
    tottori-sand-museum-6.jpg
  • Nature created Tottori Sand Dunes so locals got together and created the Sand Dune Museum, with lifelike sculpture man made of sand.  Katsuhiko Chaen is a sand sculptor and executive producer of the museum.  The museum often invites other sand sculptors from around the world to participate in their events and shows.  Since sand sculptures collapse eventually viewers can only see these temporary works of art for a short time, something like a sand mandala.
    tottori-sand-museum-4.jpg
  • Nature created Tottori Sand Dunes so locals got together and created the Sand Dune Museum, with lifelike sculpture man made of sand.  Katsuhiko Chaen is a sand sculptor and executive producer of the museum.  The museum often invites other sand sculptors from around the world to participate in their events and shows.  Since sand sculptures collapse eventually viewers can only see these temporary works of art for a short time, something like a sand mandala.
    tottori-sand-museum-2.jpg
  • Nature created Tottori Sand Dunes so locals got together and created the Sand Dune Museum, with lifelike sculpture man made of sand.  Katsuhiko Chaen is a sand sculptor and executive producer of the museum.  The museum often invites other sand sculptors from around the world to participate in their events and shows.  Since sand sculptures collapse eventually viewers can only see these temporary works of art for a short time, something like a sand mandala.
    tottori-sand-museum-1.jpg
  • Sea oats are tall subtropical grass, and not oats at all.  They are important to maintain coastal sand dunes.  Their golden brown heads turn golden brown that gives them their name. The leaves trap sand and promote dune growth while their roots help protect beaches from storm and wind damage They provide habitat for birds. Languedoc beaches are long, flat and wild which runs eight kilometers backed by dunes, backed by lagoons, sea oats and salty scrubland. Espiguette, in the Camargue, is one of Europe's longest and sandiest beaches and among the most beautiful in the south of France.
    sea-oats-2.jpg
  • Sea oats are tall subtropical grass, and not oats at all.  They are important to maintain coastal sand dunes.  Their golden brown heads turn golden brown that gives them their name. The leaves trap sand and promote dune growth while their roots help protect beaches from storm and wind damage They provide habitat for birds. Languedoc beaches are long, flat and wild which runs eight kilometers backed by dunes, backed by lagoons, sea oats and salty scrubland. Espiguette, in the Camargue, is one of Europe's longest and sandiest beaches and among the most beautiful in the south of France.
    sea-oats-1.jpg
  • Sea oats are tall subtropical grass, and not oats at all.  They are important to maintain coastal sand dunes.  Their golden brown heads turn golden brown that gives them their name. The leaves trap sand and promote dune growth while their roots help protect beaches from storm and wind damage They provide habitat for birds. Languedoc beaches are long, flat and wild which runs eight kilometers backed by dunes, backed by lagoons, sea oats and salty scrubland. Espiguette, in the Camargue, is one of Europe's longest and sandiest beaches and among the most beautiful in the south of France.
    sea-oats-3.jpg
  • Sea oats are tall subtropical grass, and not oats at all.  They are important to maintain coastal sand dunes.  Their golden brown heads turn golden brown that gives them their name. The leaves trap sand and promote dune growth while their roots help protect beaches from storm and wind damage They provide habitat for birds. Languedoc beaches are long, flat and wild which runs eight kilometers backed by dunes, backed by lagoons, sea oats and salty scrubland. Espiguette, in the Camargue, is one of Europe's longest and sandiest beaches and among the most beautiful in the south of France.
    espiguette-1.jpg
  • Saito Family Bettei Garden is a villa built in the Taisho era by Kijuro Saito, a businessman who was said to be one of the three major conglomerates in Niigata. The garden is a nationally designated scenic spot that was created by gardeners Ikujiro Matsumoto and Kamekichi Matsumoto.  The Saito family made a name for themselves as a wealthy merchants in Niigata since the Edo period, and in modern times made a fortune in the shipping industry and bank management. Kijuro Saito, the 4th generation, acquired this site, which was the site of the Hottaro and Shimaseikan restaurants with beautiful gardens built in the Meiji era, from 1916.  A mansion and a garden were built and used as a villa, with a guest house, and garden.  The garden, which occupies about 4,500 square meters, is composed of an artificial hill made by skillfully utilizing the slope of the sand dunes from the nearby Sea of Japan. 
    saitou-villa-garden-5.jpg
  • Saito Family Bettei Garden is a villa built in the Taisho era by Kijuro Saito, a businessman who was said to be one of the three major conglomerates in Niigata. The garden is a nationally designated scenic spot that was created by gardeners Ikujiro Matsumoto and Kamekichi Matsumoto.  The Saito family made a name for themselves as a wealthy merchants in Niigata since the Edo period, and in modern times made a fortune in the shipping industry and bank management. Kijuro Saito, the 4th generation, acquired this site, which was the site of the Hottaro and Shimaseikan restaurants with beautiful gardens built in the Meiji era, from 1916.  A mansion and a garden were built and used as a villa, with a guest house, and garden.  The garden, which occupies about 4,500 square meters, is composed of an artificial hill made by skillfully utilizing the slope of the sand dunes from the nearby Sea of Japan. 
    saitou-villa-garden-9.jpg
  • Saito Family Bettei Garden is a villa built in the Taisho era by Kijuro Saito, a businessman who was said to be one of the three major conglomerates in Niigata. The garden is a nationally designated scenic spot that was created by gardeners Ikujiro Matsumoto and Kamekichi Matsumoto.  The Saito family made a name for themselves as a wealthy merchants in Niigata since the Edo period, and in modern times made a fortune in the shipping industry and bank management. Kijuro Saito, the 4th generation, acquired this site, which was the site of the Hottaro and Shimaseikan restaurants with beautiful gardens built in the Meiji era, from 1916.  A mansion and a garden were built and used as a villa, with a guest house, and garden.  The garden, which occupies about 4,500 square meters, is composed of an artificial hill made by skillfully utilizing the slope of the sand dunes from the nearby Sea of Japan. 
    saitou-villa-garden-7.jpg
  • Saito Family Bettei Garden is a villa built in the Taisho era by Kijuro Saito, a businessman who was said to be one of the three major conglomerates in Niigata. The garden is a nationally designated scenic spot that was created by gardeners Ikujiro Matsumoto and Kamekichi Matsumoto.  The Saito family made a name for themselves as a wealthy merchants in Niigata since the Edo period, and in modern times made a fortune in the shipping industry and bank management. Kijuro Saito, the 4th generation, acquired this site, which was the site of the Hottaro and Shimaseikan restaurants with beautiful gardens built in the Meiji era, from 1916.  A mansion and a garden were built and used as a villa, with a guest house, and garden.  The garden, which occupies about 4,500 square meters, is composed of an artificial hill made by skillfully utilizing the slope of the sand dunes from the nearby Sea of Japan. 
    saitou-villa-garden-6.jpg
  • Saito Family Bettei Garden is a villa built in the Taisho era by Kijuro Saito, a businessman who was said to be one of the three major conglomerates in Niigata. The garden is a nationally designated scenic spot that was created by gardeners Ikujiro Matsumoto and Kamekichi Matsumoto.  The Saito family made a name for themselves as a wealthy merchants in Niigata since the Edo period, and in modern times made a fortune in the shipping industry and bank management. Kijuro Saito, the 4th generation, acquired this site, which was the site of the Hottaro and Shimaseikan restaurants with beautiful gardens built in the Meiji era, from 1916.  A mansion and a garden were built and used as a villa, with a guest house, and garden.  The garden, which occupies about 4,500 square meters, is composed of an artificial hill made by skillfully utilizing the slope of the sand dunes from the nearby Sea of Japan. 
    saitou-villa-garden-1.jpg
  • Saito Family Bettei Garden is a villa built in the Taisho era by Kijuro Saito, a businessman who was said to be one of the three major conglomerates in Niigata. The garden is a nationally designated scenic spot that was created by gardeners Ikujiro Matsumoto and Kamekichi Matsumoto.  The Saito family made a name for themselves as a wealthy merchants in Niigata since the Edo period, and in modern times made a fortune in the shipping industry and bank management. Kijuro Saito, the 4th generation, acquired this site, which was the site of the Hottaro and Shimaseikan restaurants with beautiful gardens built in the Meiji era, from 1916.  A mansion and a garden were built and used as a villa, with a guest house, and garden.  The garden, which occupies about 4,500 square meters, is composed of an artificial hill made by skillfully utilizing the slope of the sand dunes from the nearby Sea of Japan. 
    saitou-villa-garden-2.jpg
  • Languedoc beaches are long, flat and wild which runs eight kilometers backed by dunes, backed by lagoons, sea oats and salty scrubland. Espiguette, in the Camargue, is one of Europe's longest and sandiest beaches and among the most beautiful in the south of France.
    espiguette-beach-1.jpg
  • Ammophila is a genus consisting of similar species of wild grass. Marram Grass, Bent Grass, and Beachgrass are their common names. These grasses are almost always found along coastal sand dunes. Their systems of creeping underground stems allow them to thrive under harsh conditions, high winds.  These xerophytes can withstand arid conditions such as deserts or sandy beaches.
    Marram-Grass-3.jpg
  • Tottori Airport Garden - Tottori Airport is now called Tottori Sakyu Conan Airport in tribute to two major attractions in the prefecture.  Sakyu sand dunes and Detective Conan who is a animation character created by a local artist.  Tottori Airport also has an unusual feature, that is a Japanese garden just before the entrance. .
    tottori-airport-garden-2.jpg
  • Tottori Airport Garden - Tottori Airport is now called Tottori Sakyu Conan Airport in tribute to two major attractions in the prefecture.  Sakyu sand dunes and Detective Conan who is a animation character created by a local artist.  Tottori Airport also has an unusual feature, that is a Japanese garden just before the entrance. .
    tottori-airport-garden-1.jpg
  • Camel Rides on Allepppey Beach are a recent attraction.  The long white beach may not have actual "dunes" but the expanse and the Arabian Sea gives this a context.
    alleppey-beach-1.jpg
  • Camel Rides on Alleppey Beach are a recent attraction.  The long white beach may not have actual "dunes" but the expanse and the Arabian Sea gives this a context. It is also called Alappuzha Beach
    alleppey-beach-1.jpg
  • Camel Rides on Alleppey Beach are a recent attraction.  The long white beach may not have actual "dunes" but the expanse and the Arabian Sea gives this a context. It is also called Alappuzha Beach
    alleppey-beach-3.jpg
  • In the 1860s, San Franciscans began to feel the need for a spacious public park similar to Central Park, which was then taking shape in New York City. Golden Gate Park was carved out of unpromising sand dunes that were known as the Outside Lands, in an area west of San Francisco's then current borders. Conceived for recreation, the other purpose of the park was housing development and westward expansion of the city.  The plan and planting were developed by John McLaren, who had apprenticed in Scotland, home of many of the 19th-century's best professional gardeners. .Many naturalistically landscaped lakes are placed throughout the park: several are linked together into chains, with pumped water creating flowing creeks. There is a short trail lined with large tree ferns adjacent to a small lake near the Conservatory of Flowers.  Statues of historical figures are located throughout the park, including Robert Burns, Johann Goethe and Friedrich Schiller, Beethoven, and Giuseppe Verdi.  The bronze statue of Don Quixote and his companion, Sancho Panza kneeling to honor their creator, Cervantes, combines historical and fictitious characters.  The "Janis Joplin Tree" is a favorite site for many tourists and locals. Located on the edge of Hippie Hill, a small hill at the eastern end of Golden Gate Park that has been a popular spot for marijuana smokers since hippies often gathered for that purpose during the Summer of Love, it is said to have just enough room in its branches for a girl and her guitar. An ornate carousel displaying a fantastic bestiary is housed in a circular building near the children's playground.
    golden-gate-park-entrance.jpg
  • Saito Family Bettei Garden is a villa built in the Taisho era by Kijuro Saito, a businessman who was said to be one of the three major conglomerates in Niigata. The garden is a nationally designated scenic spot that was created by gardeners Ikujiro Matsumoto and Kamekichi Matsumoto.  The Saito family made a name for themselves as a wealthy merchants in Niigata since the Edo period, and in modern times made a fortune in the shipping industry and bank management. Kijuro Saito, the 4th generation, acquired this site, which was the site of the Hottaro and Shimaseikan restaurants with beautiful gardens built in the Meiji era, from 1916.  A mansion and a garden were built and used as a villa, with a guest house, and garden.  The garden, which occupies about 4,500 square meters, is composed of an artificial hill made by skillfully utilizing the slope of the sand dunes from the nearby Sea of Japan. 
    saitou-villa-garden-4.jpg
  • Espiguette Lighthouse - Languedoc beaches are long, flat and wild which runs eight kilometers backed by dunes, backed by lagoons, sea oats and salty scrubland. Espiguette, in the Camargue, is one of Europe's longest and sandiest beaches and among the most beautiful in the south of France.
    espiguette-lighthouse-2.jpg
  • Espiguette Lighthouse - Languedoc beaches are long, flat and wild which runs eight kilometers backed by dunes, backed by lagoons, sea oats and salty scrubland. Espiguette, in the Camargue, is one of Europe's longest and sandiest beaches and among the most beautiful in the south of France.
    espiguette-lighthouse-1.jpg
  • Ammophila is a genus consisting of similar species of wild grass. Marram Grass, Bent Grass, and Beachgrass are their common names. These grasses are almost always found along coastal sand dunes. Their systems of creeping underground stems allow them to thrive under harsh conditions, high winds.  These xerophytes can withstand arid conditions such as deserts or sandy beaches.
    Marram-Grass-2.jpg
  • Ammophila is a genus consisting of similar species of wild grass. Marram Grass, Bent Grass, and Beachgrass are their common names. These grasses are almost always found along coastal sand dunes. Their systems of creeping underground stems allow them to thrive under harsh conditions, high winds.  These xerophytes can withstand arid conditions such as deserts or sandy beaches.
    Marram-Grass-1.jpg
  • Camel Rides on Alleppey Beach are a recent attraction.  The long white beach may not have actual "dunes" but the expanse and the Arabian Sea gives this a context. It is also called Alappuzha Beach
    alleppey-beach-4.jpg
  • Saito Family Bettei Garden is a villa built in the Taisho era by Kijuro Saito, a businessman who was said to be one of the three major conglomerates in Niigata. The garden is a nationally designated scenic spot that was created by gardeners Ikujiro Matsumoto and Kamekichi Matsumoto.  The Saito family made a name for themselves as a wealthy merchants in Niigata since the Edo period, and in modern times made a fortune in the shipping industry and bank management. Kijuro Saito, the 4th generation, acquired this site, which was the site of the Hottaro and Shimaseikan restaurants with beautiful gardens built in the Meiji era, from 1916.  A mansion and a garden were built and used as a villa, with a guest house, and garden.  The garden, which occupies about 4,500 square meters, is composed of an artificial hill made by skillfully utilizing the slope of the sand dunes from the nearby Sea of Japan. 
    saitou-villa-garden-8.jpg
  • Saito Family Bettei Garden is a villa built in the Taisho era by Kijuro Saito, a businessman who was said to be one of the three major conglomerates in Niigata. The garden is a nationally designated scenic spot that was created by gardeners Ikujiro Matsumoto and Kamekichi Matsumoto.  The Saito family made a name for themselves as a wealthy merchants in Niigata since the Edo period, and in modern times made a fortune in the shipping industry and bank management. Kijuro Saito, the 4th generation, acquired this site, which was the site of the Hottaro and Shimaseikan restaurants with beautiful gardens built in the Meiji era, from 1916.  A mansion and a garden were built and used as a villa, with a guest house, and garden.  The garden, which occupies about 4,500 square meters, is composed of an artificial hill made by skillfully utilizing the slope of the sand dunes from the nearby Sea of Japan. 
    saitou-villa-garden-3.jpg
  • Languedoc beaches are long, flat and wild which runs eight kilometers backed by dunes, backed by lagoons, sea oats and salty scrubland. Espiguette, in the Camargue, is one of Europe's longest and sandiest beaches and among the most beautiful in the south of France.
    espiguette-2.jpg