Tottori Gov. Hirai promotes sand dune tourism

Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai (C) promotes tourism at the Tottori Sand Dunes in the western Japanese prefecture facing the Sea of Japan on May 21, 2015. On the left is Sunakakebaba (L), a character in "Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro" by famous manga artist Shigeru Mizuki, who hails from Tottori. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo