January 31, 2017

Pechan-river Gold Prospecting Place/Japan



This place is near “Usotan-nai Gold Panning Park”, and can dig placer gold in the actual river. There are instructors and you can borrow gold pan, shovels and boots.
The "Gold Festival" is held in August, there is the competition to compete how much gold can be collected within 1 hour in the river
Also, you can experience gold panning in the pool at the nearby roadside station "Pinneshli".

Address: Peichan Nakatonbetu-tyo Esashi-gun Hokkaido Japan

[Gold digging in Pechan River]
http://www.nihon-kankou.or.jp/hokkaido/015130/detail/01513aa6712086531

[Gold panning in water tank at roadside station ”Pinneshiri”
http://pinneshiri-autocamp.com/sakinbori.html