Osado trekking guide club
Sado's Finest Flower Mountains. Mountains where the snow has melted are covered with a carpet of beautiful wild flowers and grasses.
Our guides will show you masses of flowers, among the finest in Japan in terms both of variety and quantity. These include hepatica, which has been the flower of Niigata Prefecture since 2007.
- Contact
- Outdoor Island Yu
- Opening times
- Weekdays 17:00 - 20:00
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays 13:00 - 19:00 - Post Code
- 952-1212
- Address
- 659-1Izumi Hei, Sado City, Niigata Prefecture
- TEL
- 0259-63-3164
- FAX
- 0259-63-3164
- od-you@aj.wakwak.com
- URL
- http://park14.wakwak.com/~od-you/o-sado/
- Model itinerary
"Donden Trekking"
Mountain flowers and grasses, such as katakuri (Erythronium japonicum) ,kikuzakiichige (Anemone pseudo-altaica) , oomisumisou (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica f. magna) and shiraneaoi (Glaucidium palmatum) , cover the mountains on which the snow has melted as far as the eye can see. Our guides will take you up the Aoneba mountain path to feel the breath of spring.
- Time required
- Full day or half day (varies depending on course) .
- Area covered
- All of Sado, especially the Osado Mountain Range
- Tour period
- Varies depending on tour.
- Tour method
- Walking (Take a bus or other means of transport to base) .
- Guide fee
- Donden course : 20,000 yen for one guide (group of 5-30 persons) ,40,000 yen for two guides.
Osado Ridge course : 40,000 yen for two guides (group of 5-30 persons) - Reservation
- 3 days in advance
- Remarks
- Tour reservations can also be made at Sado Tourist Association (0259-27-5000) . Additional courses as well as the above are also available at different seasons. In June, for example our guides will take you to see hemerocallis middendorffii, var. exaltata in bloom.