The Sado Mines has been registered as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site!
Discover an island where Oni demons are venerated as divine incarnations, brought to life with art, cuisine, and music at the Sado Island Heritage Festival 2024!
On Sado, the second largest island in the Japan sea after Okinawa, seasonal changes and the surrounding ocean enrich local food ingredients, and make it an ideal destination for outdoor sports. Sado is also a popular destination for long-term stays, where traditional culture, such as the iconic taiko drumming exemplified by Kodo, continues to thrive.
Inaugurating in 2024, the Sado Island Heritage Festival promises events that celebrates the performing arts and culinary delights shaped by the island's rich history and diverse climate.
Sado Island Heritage Festival
- Date and Time:
- 18:30 - 20:30 Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from September 1, 2024 (Sunday) - October 27, 2024 (Sunday)
- Place:
- Sado Gold Mine
(Parking Area 3 of Sado Gold Mine, Sado Gold Mine Tunnels, Takato Park)
Sado Gold Mine Evening Experience
Take a walk through the Sado Gold Mine at night!
The "Sado Gold Mine," registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site, will be transformed into a fantastic space that you cannot usually experience!
The Historic Site Sado Gold Mine, which is not usually open to the public, will be opened to the public at night and illuminated by projection mapping and the lighting up of Doyu no Warido, the symbol of the "Sado Island Gold Mine, For a limited time only, the Doyu no Warido, the symbol of the "Gold Mine on Sado Island," will be illuminated. Visitors can enjoy an extraordinary space while walking from the Doyu Kogen exit to just below the Doyu Wari-do
- Date
- 18:30～20:30 on Friday, Saturday and Sundays, September - October, 2024
- Meeting place
- Entrance to The Sado Gold Mine
- Entry Fee
- 5,000 yen
- Other
- Shuttle buses will be in operation on the day of the tour.
Route: Hotels⇔Kirarium Sado⇔Sado Gold Mine
Timetable
GASTRONOMY on Sado Island
On Sado, an island where Oni demons are revered as divine incarnations,you can feel the legend of “Zipangu” ... the fabled Land of Gold.
See it come alive at the historic site of Japan’s largest Gold Mine with an exclusive, one-night-only premium outdoor dining event.
Indulge in a gastronomic journey that features rich ingredients from Sado Island, expertly prepared over a wood fire and paired with regional sake and wine, enjoy local delicacies with performances by local artists. Chief chef for this event, the esteemed Tyler Burgis, initially ventured to Japan as chef for DINING OUT WAJIMA with LEXUS. Fascinated by the richness of Japanese food culture and its ingredients, he has since helmed SMOKE DOOR in Yokohama, Kanagawa as executive chef since 2022, garnering acclaim from gourmands both within Japan and internationally.
This premium dining experience is not to be missed!
Savor seven exquisite dishes featuring locally-sourced Sado ingredients, complemented by the finest sake and wine from Sado Island, all set against the magnificent backdrop of the illuminated Doyu no Warito, the iconic symbol of the Sado Gold Mine, in Takato Park.
- Date
- September 14（Saturday）17:30 - 21:00 (Registration starts at 17:00-)
- Event fee
- 65,000 yen/per person (7 dishes, pairings, viewing of traditional arts, souvenirs)
*Pairings will include Sado sake, craft beer, wine, cocktails, etc., to match the menu.
* For those who cannot drink alcohol or are underage, non-alcoholic pairings are available.
- Place
- The Sado Gold Mine Takato Park
- Chef
- Tyler Burgis Previously sous chef at a three-star Michelin restaurant in California, he now acts as executive chef at SMOKE DOOR in Yokohama, Japan.
Special
Tour
Special Tour
For the duration of the special events above, this discount set will get you a Sado Kisen Ferry Ticket, stay in a Premium Room, and an event ticket.
Island Dream in Sado Island Jazz Festival
「Island Dream in Sado Island」is a free jazz festival held on Sado Island. The event, held in August 2023, featured 11 artists from Japan and abroad, and a special theme song, "Shimayume ~Island Dream~," performed in collaboration with Sado's world-class taiko drumming group, Kodo.
The 2023 event was a hit, so we are looking forward to the 2024 show!
- Date
- September 15, 2024 (Sunday) 11:00〜21:00（anticipated）
- Artists
- Afro Begue with Yunta Ikemiya & Keiichi Takagi feat. KODO、 Nishifuji Hirobu Quartet、IWAZARU、Tokuda Yuichiro RALYZZDIG、 BimBomBam Gakudan feat. Maeda Sakura
- Place
- Sado Gold Mine Parking Area 3
* There is no parking available for event participants in the vicinity of the event site. Please park in the parking lot of Kirariumu Sado and take a local bus or the Aikawa Shuttle Bus to the event site.
* Please note that admission may be restricted if there is a large number of visitors. Please understand this in advance.
- Tickets
- Free
- Other
- On the day of the tour, a night tour bus will be available only on September 15.
Route: Kirarium Sado - Sado Kinzan
Click here for timetable
Special
Tour
Special Ticket Set
For the duration of the special events above, this discount set will get you a Sado Kisen Ferry Ticket, stay in a Premium Room, and an event ticket.
This project is supported by the Japan Tourism Agency's 2024 Fiscal Year Special Experience Provision for Inbound Consumption Expansion and Quality Improvement Initiative.