January 20, 2017

The place where gold panning is done in Japan


Japan was introduced as the golden country "Zipangu" in the past. There were many mines that produced gold, but now they are almost scrapped and there are few places for tourists.
Although there are people who dig gold  in a natural river as a hobby, the amount that can be taken is small.
I summarized the information in a table that contains gold panning competitions ,experience places for gold panning, and mine tourist facilities.
The details of these facilities are described from the next articles.



Facilities relate to gold in Japan

A: competition
       B: gold panning in pool, C: gold panning in river
       D: mine tourism

No.
Name of Facility
A
B
C
D
1
Usotan-nai Gold Panning Park
✔
✔ 
✔
2
Pechan-river Gold Prospecting Place
✔
✔
3
Rekifune-river: Gold Minig Experience
 
✔
4
Osarizawa Mine
✔
✔
 
✔
5
Tenpyou Romankan
 
✔
 
6
Gold Park Narumi
 
✔
 
✔
7
Sado Gold Mine
 
 
✔
8
Sado Nishimikawa Gold Park
 
✔
✔
9
Oppara Dream Union
✔
✔
✔
10
Yu-no-oku Museum of Gold Mining History
✔
✔
 
11
Toi Gold Mine
✔
✔
 
✔
12
Ikuno Silver Mine
 
✔
 
✔
13
Maintopia Besshi
 
✔
 
✔
14
Mikawa Mu-valley
 
✔
 
✔
15
Taio Gold Mine
✔
✔
 
✔
16
Hosokura Mine Park
 
✔
 
✔
17
Tachiyazawa-river: Gold Prospecting
 
 
✔
 
18
Esashi-Fujiwara Heritage Park
 
✔
 
 
19
Satsuma-Kinzangura
 
 
 
✔
20
Hakuseki-Kan
 
✔
 
 



Map of facilities related to gold in Japan