We will be holding an event to support the registration of "Sado Island's Gold Mine" as a World Heritage Site!

~Experience events related to tourism on Sado Island will be held at Miyoshi PA (Out-bound)~
Date and time: Saturday, June 1, 2024, 8:30-12:00

  • Corporate Top
  • Press Room
  • Press Release Niigata office
  • An event will be held to support the registration of the Sado Island Gold Mine as a World Heritage Site!

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May 28, 2024
Sado City
Sado Kisen Co., Ltd.
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Niigata Regional Head Office

Photo of the gold nugget grabbing experience
Photo of Kaburimaru
Event image: (Left) Gold nugget grabbing experience (Right) Kaburimaru

Sado City, Sado Kisen Co., Ltd. (Sado City), and NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) will be holding an event to support the registration of Sado Island's Gold Mine as a World Heritage Site at Miyoshi PA (Out-bound) on Kan-Etsu Expressway.
The purpose of this event is to convey the charm of Sado Island through experiences related to the island, as a support for the registration of the Sado Island Gold Mine as a World Heritage Site. If you are using Expressway please stop by.

1. 1. Implementation date and time

June 1, 2024 (Saturday) 8:30-12:00

2. Implementation location

 E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway Miyoshi PA (Out-bound) Event space next to Starbucks

3. 3. Implementation content

  • [Gold nugget grabbing experience]
    If you can remove the gold bar replica (6.5kg) from the box within 30 seconds, you will receive a gold bar tissue as a gift!
  • [Photo shoot by Kaburimaru]
    You can take photos wearing "Kaburimaru," a headgear based on the two car ferries operated by Sado Kisen Co., Ltd.!
  • [Tourist information leaflets and novelty items distributed]
    Flyers containing tourist information about Sado Island and novelty goods from NEXCO EAST will be distributed to visitors. (Flyers and novelty goods are available in limited quantities.)

4. Dorawari "Sado Island Golden Pass" x Sado Romantic Travel "Sado Island Golden Plan"

Between Monday, April 1st and Sunday, November 17th, we are offering a special plan for travelling to Sado Island at a discount using Expressway.
This is a great deal that allows you to use Expressway from the Tokyo metropolitan area to Niigata Port and Naoetsu Port as many times as you like for up to four days when you use the Sado Romantic Travel Plan "Sado Island Golden Plan" and Dorawari "Sado Island Golden Pass" set, a travel product by Sado Kisen Co., Ltd. Please try this plan too.

Image of Dora wari logo

"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.

Image of SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS logo and SDGs target 8th and 17th logos
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