Chapter 03 · Experiences
No. 20
Crafts and hands-on
Pan for gold, dig for gems
砂金採りと宝石さがし
Fifteen minutes with a pan in Toi's gold sand, then a scoop of gem sand to sort for jasper and garnet. Children and grandparents compete equally.
時刻表Timetable
- 所要Duration
- About 1 hour on site
- 季節Season
- All year.
- 人数Group
- 1–12 guests
- 移動Getting there
- Meet thereLicensed hire car, arranged by usCome in your own carBy trainThe hire company bills you directly; the partner bills you for the day.Travel by train or in your own car. If you'd rather be driven, we book a private car with a licensed driver, and the hire company bills you directly.
- 集合Meeting point
- Toi Gold Mine, Izu City.
- 料金Price
- We book it; the partner charges you directly
We book it; the partner charges you directly.
Reserve
Choose a day, and book it
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The story
Fifteen minutes with a pan in Toi's gold sand, then a scoop of gem sand to sort for jasper, aventurine and garnet. It's quick, it's absorbing, and children over eight and their grandparents compete equally.
At Toi Gold Mine you can pan for real gold grains, or sift sand for small gemstones, and keep what you find, which makes it good fun for children. It fits into the Shizuoka history day or a trip down the west coast.
Works for children over eight and grandparents alike; pairs with the Toi tunnels.
Good to know
Included
- Planning it into your day
Not included
- Panning fees, paid at the mine
- Travel
- Price
- The partner sets the price and charges you directly. Booking it through us is free; if your host comes along to guide and translate, the guide fee applies.
- Meeting point
- Toi Gold Mine, Izu City.
- Weather
- Fuji, the stars and the fireworks depend on the sky; we tell you the evening before if it's worth going.
- Cancellation
- Guide fees follow the stay's cancellation tiers. Partners' own terms apply to theirs.
On the mapE4
Toi Gold Mine, West Izu · About 32 km from the house
Sources
- 01
Toi Gold Mine offers gold panning and a gemstone hunt in the sand; every course takes 15 minutes.
Source: toi-gold-mine.jp (opens in a new tab) - 02
Toi Gold Mine is open 9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30); panning tickets are sold until 15:50.
Source: toi-gold-mine.jp (opens in a new tab)
Ask us about a date.
Tell us the day, who's coming and what you'd like to see. Your host replies within a few hours, in English or Japanese.
The partner sets the price and charges you directly. Booking it through us is free; if your host comes along to guide and translate, the guide fee applies.
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- Duration
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- Season
- Getting there
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- Price
- Guide fee, from ¥5,000 each with your stay
- Map
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The hire company bills you directly; our fee is for the guiding.
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- Duration
- 7–10 hours
- Season
- Getting there
- Transportation by car and a bilingual guide will be arranged · Come in your own car
- Price
- Guide fee, from ¥5,000 each with your stay
- Map
- F3
The hire company bills you directly; our fee is for the guiding.
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- Duration
- About 9 hours
- Season
- Getting there
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- Price
- Guide fee, from ¥5,000 each with your stay
- Map
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The hire company bills you directly; our fee is for the guiding.
