Airport conquest series. The San’in region has four airports: Yonago, Izumo, Tottori, and the island airport of Oki. This is a paper plan to cover all four in two days. In practice, I visited them on separate occasions due to scheduling, but this route would be the most efficient way to conquer all four together.

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Route Design

Of the four airports, only Oki is on an island, accessible only by ferry or flight. From Oki Airport, flights go only to Izumo and Itami, so connecting Oki → Izumo by air is the natural choice.

Building around this: Day 1, fly to Yonago, take the ferry from Sakaiminato to Oki, and stay overnight. Day 2, fly from Oki to Izumo, then JR San’in Main Line to Tottori, and fly back to Haneda.

It’s possible to do a quick airport touch at Oki (ferry in, fly out, or vice versa), but since it’s a remote island, the plan includes one night.

Four modes of transport are used: plane, ferry, JR, and walking.

Itinerary (based on May 2022 timetables)

Day 1: Haneda → Yonago → Sakaiminato → Oki (overnight)

09:15 → 10:35Haneda → Yonago Airport ANA 383 (SUPER VALUE 75K)¥11,090
10:40 → 10:50Yonago Airport → Yonago Airport Station Walk
11:05 → 11:18Yonago Airport Station → Sakaiminato Station JR Sakai Line¥190
14:25 → 18:30Sakaiminato → Saigō Port Oki Kisen (2nd class)¥3,300
Overnight on Oki Island~¥12,000

Day 2: Oki → Izumo → Tottori → Haneda

09:10 → 09:24Oki Port Plaza → Oki Airport Oki Ichibata Kōtsū (bus)¥520
10:00 → 10:30Oki Airport → Izumo Airport JAL 3434 (Ultra Sakitoku)¥8,900
10:40 → 11:15Izumo Airport → Matsue Station Matsue Ichibata Kōtsū (shuttle bus)¥1,050
11:31 → 12:10Matsue Station → Yonago Station JR San'in Main Line¥3,300
12:17 → 13:19Yonago Station → Tottori Daigaku-mae Station JR San'in Main Line(included above)
13:20 → 13:40Tottori Daigaku-mae Station → Tottori Airport Walk (~1.5 km)
15:15 → 16:30Tottori Airport → Haneda ANA 298 (SUPER VALUE 75K)¥10,100

Timetables are subject to change. Check the latest schedules before traveling.

Three Hours in Sakaiminato

Arriving at Sakaiminato Station at 11:18, the ferry departs at 14:25 — about three hours. From the station, Mizuki Shigeru Road extends into town (a shopping street lined with bronze statues of yōkai from “GeGeGe no Kitarō”). Plenty of time for a stroll and a meal.

Walking from Tottori Daigaku-mae Station to Tottori Airport

Tottori Airport has a shuttle bus from Tottori Station, but Tottori Daigaku-mae Station on the JR San’in Main Line is about 1.5 km (~20 minutes on foot) from the airport. Walking saves the bus fare. The plan is to eat at “Ringo no Ki” near the station before heading to the airport.

Walking from Yonago Airport to Yonago Airport Station

Yonago Airport is adjacent to Yonago Airport Station on the JR Sakai Line — about 10 minutes on foot. Being able to walk directly from an airport to a rail station is unusually good access for a regional airport.