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