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A 60- to 90-minute route through the Sōdayū (Edo period) and Dōyū (1899) tunnels, to the Dōyū no Wareto split mountain. It is about 10 °C underground and the Sōdayū tunnel has 190 steps.
Official websitesado-kinzan.com→Interpretation centre opened in 2019, the recommended starting point: large-format films on mining history and an information desk. Exhibition ¥300 (about 40 minutes).
Official listingcity.sado.niigata.jp→In a wooden school from 1920, the life of the fishermen and shipwrights of southern Sado; you can board the Hakusan-maru, a full-size replica of a merchant ship. Adults ¥500.
Official listingcity.sado.niigata.jp→Park devoted to the crested ibis: in the large aviary you watch the birds fly and feed, and the museum presents their conservation. Voluntary contribution ¥500.
Official listingcity.sado.niigata.jp→Music and arts festival created in 1988 by the Kodō troupe: evening concerts in Ogi harbour park, taiko and dance workshops, free performances and markets. 2026 edition from 21 to 23 August.
Official websiteearthcelebration.jp→The famous drumming troupe, based on Sado, performs on the island several times a year: at Shukunegi in May, in summer, at the Earth Celebration, in autumn and in December.
Official websitekodo.or.jp→Brewery of Manotsuru sake, which has also turned a former primary school into a brewery, the ‘Gakkō-gura’, using Sado rice. Check the website for tour availability.
Official websiteobata-shuzo.com→Brewery founded in 1872, offering tours with tasting by reservation from May to October, about 20 minutes from Ogi port.
Official websitesake-hokusetsu.com→