Let's go to Sado Island this summer with the Sadomaru Club!

  • Niigata
  • Sightseeing
A view of Senkaku Bay

Discover new attractions! Go to Sado!

Okesamaru

Finally, the trip to Sado is about to begin!


First, we will take a boat to Sado Island.


At the Sado Kisen counter at Niigata Port, present your Sadomaru Club membership card and the reservation number of the hotel you reserved through the Sadomaru Club.
You can purchase a round-trip ticket at a discounted fare!


Enjoy a 2.5-hour car ferry ride from Niigata Port to Ryotsu Port♪

Landing on Sado Island!

After a light lunch, we will go through the procedures for the rental car that we reserved through the Sadomaru Club before starting our sightseeing tour of Sado Island!
Please check the Sadomaru Club website for car rental reservations♪
Check here for recommended lunch near Ryotsu Port!

Trekking along the Osado Ishina Natural Cedar Trail

Ivory cedar
Shitenno cedar
From Ryotsu Port, we drove for about an hour! Our first stop was the Osado Ishina Natural Cedar Trail.

The Ishina Natural Cedar Trail is a circular course where you can easily enjoy the natural cedars at an elevation of around 900 meters, and you can drive to the entrance of the trail.
Along the 650-meter promenade, giant trees such as "Ivory Cedar" and "Hagoromo Cedar," which were named by the public, stretch their branches.
The strong winds and fog have caused the oddly shaped cedars, which are not suitable for timber, to remain uncut.
Some of these trees are over 300 years old!

You can go around in about an hour, so you can easily enjoy trekking!

As for trekking clothes, some people walk in half-sleeves from May to August, but this is a natural area at altitude of 900 meters. However, this is a natural world at 900m altitude, and there are bees, flies, and pit vipers, so we recommend wearing long pants and a long-sleeved shirt.
Long trousers and a long sleeved shirt are recommended!
There is a walking stick in the parking lot, which you can use freely!

After trekking...

Senkaku Bay seen from above
Touching the sea cat
It takes about 60 minutes by car from the Osado Iwami Natural Cedar Trail to the Senkaku Bay Yangdo Amusement Park.
This is the Senkaku Bay Yangdo Amusement Park!

The most popular activity here is a ride on an undersea perspective boat.
You can see the bottom of the sea from the bottom of the boat and enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view of the Senkaku Bay from the 2nd to 5th views!

Enjoy the 15-minute boat ride.

Also, don't miss the Sadomaru Club special offer!
For more information about Sadomaru Club benefits, please visit

What is Senkaku Bay?

Senkaku Bay, one of the most scenic spots on Sado Island, is the collective name for five small bays that stretch along a 3-km stretch of coast from Himezu to Kitateki, and was named "Senkaku Bay" for its coastal beauty that is truly a counterpart of the Hardanger Gorge Bay in Norway, which has been called the world's best view of the sea, and is no less beautiful.
In 1971, it was designated as an underwater park, and in 1996, it was selected as one of the 100 best beaches in Japan.

There are sunflower fields on Sado Island!

Sunflower field in full bloom
After enjoying Senkaku Bay Yangdo Amusement Park, you can visit "Ogawa no Himawari-en" (Sunflower Garden of Ogawa River), which is located just next to the park.

In Niigata Prefecture, the sunflower field in Tsunan Town is famous, but here on Sado Island, there is also a sunflower field!
That is the "Ogawa Sunflower Field.

The field of sunflowers with the blue sea in the background makes you want to stop the car and drop in!
Originally, sunflowers were planted in an area of about 30 hectares of fallow rice paddies for crop rotation, and local volunteers are still taking care of the field today.

The sea breeze is pleasant and the area is popular as a place for relaxation!
Many people visit every year to enjoy the scenery that can only be seen on Sado Island in summer.

All rooms are sea-side rooms!

Hotel exterior
From the first day, we have been active, but here is our accommodation for tonight to relieve the fatigue:

"Family O Sado Aikawa"!

Located just a stone's throw from the sunflower fields of Ogawa, all rooms face the ocean, and you can even watch the sunset over the Sea of Japan from your room!

Barbecue while feeling the sea breeze

Barbecue

You can also change your dinner to barbecue at Family O Sado Aikawa!


You can also bring your own food!


You can also bring your own food!

Relax after a long day at a hot spring!

Refreshing yourself from travel fatigue at a hot spring

Of course, we also have a large public bath!
We use hot spring water brought from Aikawa Onsen (Aikawa, Sado City).


Soak away your fatigue in the hot spring and enjoy sightseeing on Sado Island from tomorrow!

For more information about Familio Sado Aikawa, please visit

Next time notice

How was your first day of sightseeing on Sado Island?
On the second day, you will learn about the history of Sado Island at the Sado Gold Mine! And we will also have an aggressive experience such as a tub boat!

Next update will be on August 1.
Please look forward to it!
Tags related to this article
Previous post Back to list Next
related articles