Blessed with rich natural resources, Tottori Prefecture reaps a bountiful harvest of seasonal foods throughout the year, including mountain vegetables in spring, iwagaki oysters in summer, pears in fall, and Matsuba crabs in winter. Tottori has given rise to a host of mountains, including Mt. Daisen, a towering giant blanketed by a vast stretch of beech forest that is the largest in western Japan. The prefecture is famed for its pristine natural spring waters born from rain and melting snow that filters naturally as it seeps into the ground.