Plan
Trip planning guides
Access, local transport, lodging, car-free travel, and packing—decision guides in one place.
Getting to Yonago
Best-value corridors from Tokyo, Kansai, Nagoya, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, and East Asia—including HK/Shanghai operating status.
Getting around
Time/fare matrix for Sakai Line, Kaike bus, airport, Daisen, and dunes.
Where to stay
Scenario decision matrix plus station, Kaike, and long-stay examples.
First 48 hours
The complete first-trip product: castle + Kaike + Sakaiminato.
Sakaiminato day trip
~45–50 min rail, Mizuki Road timeline, seafood and budget.
Daisen day
Bus bands, 2026 sightseeing-taxi prices, driving and weather gates.
Sea to mountain
Flagship nature story: Kaike morning × Daisen day × bath night.
Winter: crab, onsen, snow
How to book Matsuba kaiseki and when to abandon Daisen snow.
Dunes worth it?
Honest dunes-from-Yonago call: go, skip, or base in the east.
Without a car
Which combos work by rail and bus, and which days need a car or taxi.
What to pack
Season-by-season clothing and year-round essentials for the San'in climate.