Itaibara Village
In Japanese: 板井原集落
A mountain hamlet in a narrow valley that still looks as it did in the late 1950s, with the thatched Fujiwara House, old farmhouses, a water mill and a charcoal kiln hut.
Tottori Prefecture Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings
Nearby
- Ishitani Residence, Chizu ≈ 15 min by car
- Wakasa Station (Wakasa Railway) ≈ 35 min by car
- Fudoin Iwayado ≈ 40 min by car
- Nagi Museum of Contemporary Art (Nagi MOCA) ≈ 50 min by car
- Ube Shrine ≈ 50 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Getting there
- About 10 min by car from Chizu Station (Chizu Express / JR)
Easier with a tour or car - Good to know
- Cars could not reach the village until the Itaibara Tunnel opened in 1967; only a few households now live here year-round
- Time needed
- 1 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-15. Report outdated info