Rhododendrons in May
Several mountain trekking courses are along the top of “Ohsado skyline” road that extends from the gold mine. Rhododendrons and azaleas bloom beautifully along the road in May.
- Sado Gold Mine will enter the Tentative Lists of World Heritage independently
The Agency for Cultural Affairs decided on June 14th 2010 that Sado Gold Mine will enter the Tentative Lists of World Heritage independently. The Agency evaluated the mine has outstanding universal value for entering the World Heritage. We will pay our very best effort to support the activity of Niigata prefecture and Sado city toward World Heritage Inscription. - Four areas ware additionally designated as national cultural property
The Ministry of education, culture, sports, science & technology of Japan designated "Ohdate area", "Ainoyama-Takatoh area", "Kitazawa area" and "Toji area" as national cultural properties on February 22nd 2010. The designation is important step to the World Heritage Inscription. "Sohdayukoh", "Dohyu-no-wareto" and "Minamizawa drainage tunnel" were already designated as national cultural property on the May 24th, 1996. - Candidate of World Heritage Inscription
Sado gold and silver mine was nominated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan as a candidate of World Heritage Inscription on September 26th 2008. - “Dohyukoh” adit tunnel, National cultural property
The Ministry of education, culture, sports, science & technology of Japan designated “Dohyukoh” and other three mining facilities as national cultural properties.
