黄金館 — Local services in Izu

An enjoyable and educational experience. They have a gold bar you can lift up (if you are strong enough) and a security guard discreetly watching in case you try to make off with some of it. They also have the world's largest gold bar you can touch.

The mine itself had impressive animatronics and descriptions available in English. The town itself is a hot spring town, and the mine ran into hot springs. Inside there is a pool of warm spring water and the mine itself is warm near it in a way other mines I've been to are not.

There is also a footbath were you can rest your weary feet. They have a gold panning activity you can do, but having grown up in a place known for gold panning I didn't feel the need to experience it, but it looked like your standard gold...

Super cool museum, it doesnt look like much from the outside but the golden cave and the musuem were actually quite fun to explore and look around. There is free...

Worth a detourbif you're already in Izu just to experience the mine and observe the Japanese mining culture in the 1700s. You can buy some nice and...