Supporting the registration of “Kanayama on Sado Island” as a World Heritage Site!
We will be selling a set of products that are great for traveling to Sado Island!

~Enjoy Sado Island at a great deal with the Dora-wari “Sado Island Golden Pass” x Sado Romantic Travelogue “Sado Island Golden Plan”! ~

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  • Supporting the registration of “Kanayama on Sado Island” as a World Heritage Site! We will be selling a set of products that are great for traveling to Sado Island!

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March 15 2024
Sado City
Sado Kisen Co., Ltd.
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Niigata Regional Head Office

Sado City, Sado Kisen Co., Ltd. (Sado City), and NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) will be selling the Dorawari "Sado Island Sado Golden Pass" and Sado Romantic Travel "Sado Island Sado Golden Plan" as a set to offer great deals on travel to Sado Island from 2024.

This product is a ``Sado Island Sado Golden Pass'' that allows you to use Expressway from the Tokyo metropolitan area to Niigata Port and Naoetsu Port as much as you like for up to 4 days with unlimited rides and hops off for a fixed fee for ETC vehicles such as regular cars and light cars. This is a set plan that includes the ` `Sado Island Sado Golden Plan,'' a romantic travelogue of Sado Island that includes round-trip car ferry ride fees and accommodation fees on Sado Island.
Furthermore, in collaboration with Sado City, we have prepared special benefits and survey gifts exclusively for users of these products.

1. Dorawari “Sado Island Golden Pass”

For details, please check Attachment 1 [PDF: 768KB]

  1. Period of Use
    A maximum of four consecutive days from Monday, April 1 2024 to Sunday, November 17 2024
    ≪Exclusion period≫
    GW period:
    April 26th (Friday) - May 7th (Tuesday) 2024
    Obon period:
    2024- Sunday, August 18, 2020
    Silver Week (3-day holiday in September):
    2024 September 14, 2020 - Monday, September 16, 2020, 2024 September 21, 2020 - Monday, September 23, 2020
    Please note that you cannot use it as a day trip only on Thursday, April 25th, Thursday, August 8th, Friday, September 13th, Friday, September 20th, and Sunday, November 17th. .
  2. Target vehicle type
    Regular cars, light cars, etc. used by ETC (including motorcycles)
    ETC corporate cards cannot be used.
  3. Selling price
    Standard-sized car Light vehicles, etc.
    10,000 yen 8,000 yen
  4. others
    To use the "Sado Island Golden Pass", 2. It is necessary to apply for Sado Kisen Co., Ltd. Sado Romantic Travel "Sado Island Golden Plan". "Sado Island Golden Pass" cannot be used alone.

2. Sado Kisen Co., Ltd. Sado Romantic Travel "Sado Island Golden Plan"

Please check Attachment 2 [PDF: 447KB] for details.

  1. Period of Use
    From 2024 to Sunday, November 17 2024
    ≪Exclusion period≫
    GW period:
    April 26th (Friday) - May 7th (Tuesday) 2024
    Obon period:
    2024- Sunday, August 18, 2020
    Silver Week (3-day holiday in September):
    2024 September 14, 2020 - Monday, September 16, 2020, 2024 September 21, 2020 - Monday, September 23, 2020
    Please note that you cannot use it as a day trip only on Thursday, April 25th, Thursday, August 8th, Friday, September 13th, Friday, September 20th, and Sunday, November 17th. .
  2. Route used
    Niigata - Ryotsu route or Naoetsu - Ogi route
  3. Selling price
    This product is a product that includes a round-trip ship to Sado Island and accommodation fees.
    〇Travel fee (per person when using 2 people)
    • Round-trip boarding fee (car ferry 2nd class + vehicle transportation) + accommodation fee 24,700 yen to 44,400 yen/person
    • Round trip boarding fee (car ferry 2nd class) + accommodation fee 15,800 yen to 35,500 yen/person
    • The above price is for one night and two meals included.
    • The basic plan is 2nd class round trip. As an option, you can upgrade to a 1st class reserved seat.
    • Sales prices vary depending on the date of use, options, etc., so please check the Sado Kisen Co., Ltd. website for details.
  4. others
    Vehicles transported by car ferry are limited to those registered with the Dorawari "Sado Island Golden Pass". After applying for the Sado Romantic Travelogue "Sado Island Golden Plan", you will need to apply for NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office 's Dorawari discount "Sado Island Golden Pass".

3. How to apply and use

[how to apply]

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[How to use]

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Sado Kisen Co., Ltd. HP

  • Please use the ETC card and vehicle type registered at the time of application to drive ETC wirelessly within the target area within the usage period.
  • If you wish to transport multiple vehicles for one application for the Sado Romantic Travelogue "Sado Island Golden Plan", please apply for the Dora Discount "Sado Island Golden Pass" for each vehicle to be shipped from the Sado Romantic Travelogue "Sado Island Golden Plan" reception completion email.
  • You can also apply for the Dorawari "Sado Island Golden Pass" from the reception completion email for the Sado Romantic Travelogue "Sado Island Golden Plan".

Four. Benefits of use

  1. Special benefits
    Preferential benefits at tourist facilities on Sado Island, service areas (SA) and parking areas (PA) in tour areas, etc.
    There are preferential benefits at tourist facilities and SAs/PAs within the tourist area.
  2. Survey gift
    Customers who respond to a questionnaire after using the service will be randomly selected to win local specialties from Sado Island.
  3. E-NEXCO point present
    Customers who use E-NEXCOpass will receive 50 E-NEXCO points in addition to regular points. For details on preferential benefits, please check the "Dorawari" special page.
  4. ETC mileage service points plus campaign
    If you apply for and use Dorawari sold by our company on weekdays only, we are running a campaign where you will receive an additional 15% in ETC mileage points. Please see the Dorawari HP for details.

≪About Sado Island≫

The Sado Island Sado Gold Mine consists of the Nishi-Mikawa Alluvial Gold Mine, the Tsuruko Silver Mine, and the Aikawa Gold and Silver Mine.In the 17th century, it was one of the largest and highest-quality mines in the world in terms of both quantity and quality, and even today, the mine is It is the only mining ruin in the world where the ruins of the village and magistrate's office are preserved in good condition.
On Sado Island, ethnic culture such as faith and performing arts flourished due to the large number of people who gathered from all over Japan to mines, and the ethnic culture, rich nature, lifestyle, and livelihoods such as agriculture are closely connected, forming a rich culture and community. It is a beautiful island.
There is the Ryotsu-Niigata route, which connects Ryotsu Port and Niigata Port, and the Ogi-Naoetsu route, which connects Ogi Port and Naoetsu Port in Joetsu City. Car ferries are in service on both routes, so you can enjoy driving around the route of Naoetsu Port (Joetsu City) ⇔ Ogi Port ⇔ Ryotsu Port ⇔ Niigata Port (Niigata City).
Why not take advantage of this opportunity to take advantage of Expressway and car ferries at great deals and visit beautiful Sado Island, which is on the verge of being registered as a World Heritage Site.

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"Dorawari " means the discount of ETC fee reserved in advance by NEXCO EAST Co., Ltd., driving information such as otaku information in the service area · parking area, point service of the official card "E-NEXCO pass", etc. It is a generic term for services to have "drive travel" enjoyed by "cheap" in various scenes.

NEXCO EAST Group has positioned the period from 2021 to 2025 as "a period to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs and transform toward a new future society", and is carrying out various initiatives.
We believe that this campaign to support the registration of the Gold Mine on Sado Island as a World Heritage Site will contribute to SDGs goals 8 and 17 as business activities that lead to the promotion of sustainable tourism and the revitalization of local communities. I'm here.

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