Izu Tabishirube
Highlights
- A hands-on facility at a former gold mine that prospered under the direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate and closed in 1965.
- Life-size figures in the tunnels recreate how mining was done in those days.
- At the Gold Panning Hall you can try panning for gold and take home what you find.
Contact & basic information
| Address | 静岡県伊豆市土肥2726 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0558-98-0800 |
| Opening hours | 9:00–17:00 (gold panning until around 16:20) |
| Fee | Tunnel tour: adults 1,200 yen, children 600 yen; gold panning also available |
| Parking | Free, about 200 spaces |
| Access | About 50 min by Tokai Bus bound for Dogashima/Matsuzaki from Shuzenji Station, get off at "Toi Kinzan" (right there) |
Addresses are shown in Japanese so you can show them to taxi drivers or enter them into a map app.