Shōji Ueda was a photographer of Tottori, Japan best known for his distinctive, dreamlike black-and-white images with staged figures, taken on the Tottori sand dunes. The term Ueda-chō (Ueda-tone) has been used to refer to his cool and mysterious atmospheric style.

Sakaiminato is a city in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 December 2021, the city had an estimated population of 32,012 in 13178 households and a population density of 1110 persons per km². The total area of the city is 272.06 square kilometres (105.04 sq mi).