Introduction video of things to do in “Sado island” , Niigata, Japan!
You can enjoy unique experience in “Sado island”
Have you seen such a unique type of tub boat?
Some of you may have seen it in Ghibli movie “Spirited Away”.
This is “Taraibune”
It is made from Miso barrel and originally it was used for fishing.
And even today, some fishers use it.
In Sado island , you can enjoy this unique “Taraibune” ride in several spots.
○The spot intoroduced in this video is “Yajima Taiken Koryukan (experience & exchange centre)”
Tub boat ride: Adults 600JPY Children 400JPY
≪Over view of “Sado Island”≫
Sado is one of the most unique island in Japan.
It is famous for beautiful nature, delicious cuisine, and unique tradition.
Historically, a lot of culture were brought because some key people who played a big role in the political or cultural field spent their lives in Sado by political reasons.
For example, Noh, Temples modeled on which in Kyoto ,and so on.
Also, there was a Gold and Silver Mine in Sado island and it used to be main of gold producing area in Japan.
You can still visit there and learn history of this great heritage.
These unique backgrounds have grown up uniqueness of Sado Island.
In addition to plenty of nature and slow comfortable atmosphere of Sado, these tradition constitutes attraction of Sado and it is as if a miniature of Japan.
○Official Tourism Website of Niigata Prefecture
*This video is a part of Facebook Live series ” Have a nice virtual trip! In Niigata! vol.1 “Sado towards world heritage”.
*The image of “Spirited Away” used in thumbnail image for this video is from official website of STUDIO GHIBLI and it is supposed to be used freely（©STUDIO GHIBLI Inc.）。
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