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A city in Japan is a problem with graffiti. However, it is not the usual type of graffiti with paint from spray cans used to on walls. It is graffiti in sand. Officials in the city of Tottori are tourists to refrain from writing messages and pictures in the sand of its giant sand dunes. The officials said the graffiti damage to the dunes and the pleasure others get in looking at the sand. They said that more than 3,300 cases of 'sand graffiti' have at the tourist hotspot in the last decade. The Mainichi newspaper said there were more than 200 cases last year. In January, two overseas tourists were to erase a 25-metre-long message that : 'Happy Birthday Natalie'.

The Tottori Sand Dunes famous throughout Japan for their natural beauty. They the largest and longest sand dunes in the country and part of a scenic geo-coastal park on the Sea of Japan coast. The biggest dune is 50 metres high. The dunes for 16 kilometres along the coast. The local government wants to tourists' understanding of the importance of the dunes. It will up more signs in English, Chinese and Korean asking people to the dunes. More and more tourists are the site each year. A spokesman said: "We are concerned about whether the rules are fully , but we want to continue to views of the beautiful sand dunes."