- About 70 minutes
- Runs from April to November
- Reservation required
Guided yamashi tour
This is an academically extremely valuable tour that tours the pits that were left untouched at the time, such as the ``Mumyoi pit'', where raw materials for Mumyō ware, a specialty of Sado, were mined, and the ``Ikiyama pit'', which was excavated in the early Edo period.
With your helmet, flashlight, and boots on hand, you'll feel like you've become a charlatan as you explore the nearly 400-year-old tunnel!
Important mountain pit
(Ohgiri Yamakou)national historic site. Completed in 1647.
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Important mountain pit entrance. It has a mysterious atmosphere.
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Near the entrance of the important mountain pit (the ceiling is high so that the magistrate of Sado can enter while riding a horse)
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Proceed inside the important mountain pit.
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Valuable parallel tunnel. Marvel at the high level of technology from 400 years ago!
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penetrating point. Fresh air was circulated here.
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Traces of trolley rails (after the Meiji period)
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The tranquility and mystery of the mining site will make you lose your voice!
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Overwhelming scale of large-scale mining sites (after the Meiji era)
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Turn off the lights all at once and experience "true darkness"! (I can't see anything!)
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Let's go to the world of darkness
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Red rocks in the tunnel (raw material for Mumyoi ware)
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Truck tracks
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Fork in the tunnel
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Proceed deep into the dark tunnel
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Outside light in the depths of the tunnel
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Bulletin board in the tunnel
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Mining traces of overwhelming power
please note
*This tour is available from 2 people.
*Please be sure to contact us if you will not be in time for the departure time.
*It is preferable to wear clothes that are easy to move around in, and it is cold inside the mine, around 10℃.
*Children under elementary school age cannot participate.
*Please wear a mask when participating.
FAQ
Is it possible for one person to use it?
I cannot accept it.
*If there are other customers at the desired time, we can accept it, but it is not a guarantee.
If I pay for 2 people, can I experience it for 1 person?
yes. If you pay the normal rate for 2 people, we will accept 1 person.
Is the mine road a steep road?
The tunnel is a flat road with a total length of about 1 km even if the two tunnels are combined.