Toki Forest Park
トキの森公園
The public exhibition facility of the Sado Ibis Conservation Center, where you can observe the Japanese crested ibis, a Special Natural Monument, up close through glass.
Toki Forest Park in Niibo is the public exhibition area of the Sado Ibis Conservation Center. The Japanese crested ibis became extinct in the wild in Japan. From 1999, birds presented by China were bred here and later released into the wild. Wild ibises on Sado now number more than 500. The park’s Ibis Exchange Plaza lets you observe ibises living in a semi-natural environment through one-way glass, and the archive introduces the history of their conservation. Admission is about ¥400. It is about 20 minutes’ drive from Ryotsu. You may also spot wild ibises in the rice fields, but do not approach them.
Opening hours
Approx. 08:30–17:00 (closed Mondays Mar–Nov; some hours closed in winter)
Nearby sights
- Konpon-ji Temple
- Lake Kamo
- Myosen-ji Temple
- Daizen Shrine Noh Stage
- Donden Plateau
- Sado History and Legend Museum
- Doyu no Wareto
- Sado Gold Mine