Sado Kinzan

Area

Sado

Category

Nature / scenery

Sado Kinzan is located in Niigata Prefecture's Sado Isalnd, which floats on the Sea of Japan. It is a gold mine developed by the Tokugawa shogunate in the early Edo Period. Directly controlled by the Tokugawa family at that time, Sado was governed by Sado Magistrate. After the Meiji Restoration, Sado Kinzan became a state-owned gold mine, and its operation halted in 1989. Now the remnants, the gold mine has facilities where visitors can experience the atmosphere at the time of its operation with the equipment used at that time still remaining in the stopes. The attraction of Sado Kinzan are events that take place using its facilities. Kitazawa Floatation Plant illuminated at night offers tourists an impressive view.

Basic Information

Address

〒952-1501
1305 Shimoaikawa, Sado City, Niigata

Phone

<Golden Sado Co., Ltd.> 0259-74-2389

Hours

May-October / 8:00 to 17:30, November to March / 8:30 to 17:00 * Last Entry: 30 minutes before the closing time

Closed

Open all year round

Fee

・Sodayuko Edo Kinazan Picture Scroll Course 
Adults: 900 yen (group of 20 or more: 800 yen)
Elementary and junior high school students: 450 yen ( group of 20 or more: 400 yen) 

・Doyukou Meiji Government Mine Course 
Adults: 900 yen (group of 20 or more: 800 yen)
Elementary and junior high school students: 450 yen ( group of 20 or more: 400 yen)

Guide

・Guided World Heritage Tour 
* Recommended for advanced visitors (junior high school or older)  
* Reservation required by 16:00 the day before. 
Available from April to November  
Adults: 2,400 yen 
elementary school・Junior high school students: 600 yen 

・The dark mine discovery course(guidance included) 
*Recommended for advanced visitors (junior high school or older)
Adults: 2,400 yen 
Junior high school students: 1,200 yen

Website

http://www.sado-kinzan.com/

Access

FromRyotsu Port

・ Route bus / For Sado Kinzan (about 70 minutes)
・ Route bus / For Sado Aikawa (about 60 minutes) 
→ Get off at 【Aikawa】 
・ Route bus / For Sado Kinzan (about 10 minutes)