Discover Sado: A Day of Scenic Rice Terraces and Art 日帰り型プラン 新潟港 Experience a special autumn day on Sado Island!To coincide with the “Sado Island Galaxy Art Festival 2025,” we offer a day trip tour where you can fully enjoy nature and art.Spend a day enjoying art festival pieces nestled within the terraced rice fields and the rice grown right there. At “Iwakubi Syoryu Tanada (Rice Terraces)”, you’ll be guided by a beloved local farmer.Let’s chat about rice farming, the village, plants, creatures, and more! ※An English-speaking tour conductor will accompany the group. Click here for your reservation Sado Island Galaxy Art Festival 2025 The Art Festival takes place on Sado Island, the largest remote island in Japan. This event leverages the island’s rich natural environment, unique history, and diverse culture, inviting artists from Japan and abroad to create and exhibit artworks. Dates：Autumn: Fri. Sept 19 – Sun. Nov 9 (52 days) Venue：Ryotsu area and multiple other locations throughout Sado Island Producer：Morito Yoshida Organizers：Sado Island Galaxy Arts Festival Executive Committee / Sado International Arts Promotion Organization / Japan Arts Council / Agency for Cultural Affairs Rice Terraces × Art PrevNext ※All images are for illustrative purpose only. 【Artworks】At the ”Iwakubi Shoryu Tanada(Rice Terraces)”, you can view two art festival works. Zeami Equinox Boat Golden Cruising This imaginative work creates the Japanese playwright Zeami’s study.Zeami was banished to the island of Sado, which was a higan, or “opposite shore”. During higan, or the equinoctial week in autumn, the golden terraced rice fields undulate, and the study with the domed, open-timbered roof transforms into a boat and sets out for the opposite shore. Kaigu It is a stone sculpture that can be moved anywhere, a “relocatable art object.”In today’s rapidly evolving information society, where desired information can be easily obtained and people can meet on the internet, we named the sculpture “Kaigu” with the hope that Genki Plaza grows as a community hub, bringing more people together and becoming a platform for disseminating information about Sayama. “Iwakubi Shoryu Tanada” at an elevation exceeding 350 meters PrevNext local farmers will be your guide♪Stroll and Onigiri experience These terraced rice fields, passed down since the Edo period, number about 460 plots today. The terraced fields came to be called “Iwakubi Ascending Dragon Terraces” because they connect like a dragon ascending into the sky. They’ll also guide you to “Yoro no Taki (Yoro Falls)” , a 29-meter-high waterfall near the terraced rice fields. Along the way, they’ll explain many things you wouldn’t know just by walking—such as plants with unusual shapes and textures, and edible plants. Lunch: Delicious Onigiri!At lunchtime, you can enjoy making rice balls using rice cooked from terraced field rice.The variety is called “Koshihikari BL,” a Niigata Prefecture-designated variety introduced to promote environmentally friendly and safe rice cultivation.Rice grown under the full morning sun develops a rich sweetness, making it so delicious! Exploring Island Life PrevNext During this tour, you will visit two villages in addition to Iwakubi village.Oogawa Outdoor Print Museum The exterior walls of the house are decorated with woodblock prints created by local residents. The artwork depicts scenes of life in Ōgawa, offering glimpses into seasonal events and time-honored customs. Whale Memorial Tower “Katanoo” boasts a rich natural environment that was home to the last wild Toki birds. The village also has a “Whale Memorial Tower.” In 1860, a whale approximately 30 meters long washes ashore. It is said that the compassionate people of Katanoo mourned its jawbone to build this memorial tower. Small-group leisurely tours You’ll travel comfortably in a jumbo taxi (shared ride). Art festival staff will guide you and explain the artworks! Limited to seven guests per day, so you can enjoy a more relaxed experience than on regular tours. Taxi company：Okesa Kanko Taxi jumbo taxi（image） Click here for your reservation プラン概要 プラン名 Discover Sado: A Day of Scenic Rice Terraces and Art 行程 ■Itinerary Niigata Port（7:55 AM Departure） ⌇ Jetfoil ⌇ Ryotsu Port（9:02 AM Arrival） ↓ Ogawa village・Tsugami Shrine（Stroll） ↓ Katanoo village（Stroll） ↓ Iwakubi village （Art appreciation / Lunch） ↓ Ryotsu Port（4:05 PM Departure） ⌇ Car ferry 2nd class ⌇ Niigata Port（6:35 PM Arrival） 出発設定日 ■Departure Date ・Thursday, September 25, 2025 ・Saturday, October 25, 2025 出発地 ■Departure point：Niigata Port 旅行代金 ■Tour price Adult 24,000 yen／Child (12 and under) 21,000 yen ■Regarding Infant ・When infants do not occupy a bus seat, one infant per paying adult may ride free of charge. If you wish to use a seat, the child fare will apply, so please book as a child. ・When there are two or more infants per adult, the travel fare for children applies from the second infant onward. 旅行代金に含まれるもの ■Included in the tour price ・Round-trip ferry fare (Jetfoil + Car Ferry 2nd class) ・Tour escort fee ※An English-speaking tour guide will accompany the group. ・Facility usage fee ・Lunch fee ・Jumbo taxi (for island transfers) ・Special travel insurance fee 募集定員 Enrollment Capacity: seven /day 最少催行人数 Minumum number of participants: three /day 注意事項・ご案内 ■Notes ・Tours may be canceled if the minimum number of participants is not met. We will determine whether the tour will proceed by 5 days prior to the departure date and will only contact you if the tour is canceled. ・Tours will proceed rain or shine. However, please note that we may contact you to cancel in case of stormy weather. ・Transportation on the island will be via jumbo taxi. (Taxi company: Okesa Kanko Taxi) 予約・お支払い方法 ■Payment will be processed by credit card. ■Please apply online. ・Online reservations are available until 4:00 PM three days prior to departure. お問い合わせ ■Reservations Reservations are exclusively accepted online. ■Inquiries If you have any questions, please contact us at the email address below. eikikaku@sadokisen.com 催行中止・取消し料等 【Cancellation Fee Information】 ■ Cancellation and Changes: Should you need to cancel or change your reservation, please notify the store where you made your booking during their business hours. In the event of cancellation or changes, cancellation fees will be charged based on our company's Travel Agency Terms and Conditions. ※ Changes to the departure date or itinerary due to customer circumstances, as well as partial changes during the trip (e.g., accommodation), will be treated as a cancellation of the entire trip and subject to cancellation fees. ■Cancellation Fees (Calculated retroactively from the day before the travel start date) a. Cancellation 11 days or more prior: Free b. Cancellation 10 days or less before departure: 20% of the tour price c. Cancellation 7 days or less before departure (excluding d-f): 30% of the tour price d. Cancellation the day before departure: 40% of the tour price e. Cancellation on the day of departure (excluding f): 50% of the tour price f. Cancellation after departure or no-show without notice: 100% of the tour price 企画・実施 ■Travel Planning and ImplementationSado Kisen Co., Ltd. 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