Tottori Airport nicknamed Tottori Sakyu Conan Airport

TOTTORI, Japan - Members of a panel set up to promote the use of Tottori Airport hold a meeting in Tottori City on Nov. 12, 2014. The panel decided on the nickname Tottori Sakyu Conan Airport for the facility. The western Japanese prefecture is known for having Japan's largest sand dunes, called "Tottori Sakyu," while Gosho Aoyama, author of popular manga series "Detective Conan," hails from the prefecture.

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