2026 Mining Festival & Fireworks Festival Full-Day Experience Course

A full-day course centered on the Mining Festival & Fireworks Festival held on July 25, 2026 (Saturday) at Aikawa Beach Park in Aikawa, Sado, Niigata Prefecture. Since it is also held on July 26 (Sunday), you can visit based on your schedule on the island. At noon, visit Sado Gold Mine (史跡 佐渡金山), a component asset of a UNESCO World Heritage site, and learn about the history of gold mining that has continued since the Edo period. Walk through the town of Aikawa and gaze at the magnificent industrial heritage of Kitazawa Flotation Ore Processing Plant (国史跡 北沢浮遊選鉱場跡), then enjoy the stunning sea views of Senkaku Bay (尖閣湾揚島遊園) in the afternoon. In the evening, move to the venue, Aikawa Beach Park, lay out a leisure sheet to reserve a spot, and have dinner. As the sun sets, fireworks light up the night sky above the beach facing the Japan Sea, bringing the summer festival of a mining town to a close. A full-day island travel plan that lets you enjoy Sado's history and sea to the fullest.