Budget
Camping is a viable budget option on Sado.
Sobama
A 15-minute drive from ogi on the other side of the peninsula, located on a beautiful beach. the official campground here costs a steep ¥1300, but especially in earth celebration time there is often overflow onto the beach itself. toilets, pay showers, small shop and other facilities.
Camp Kisaki-jo
A barebones camping ground consisting of a tiny shrine on a little cape jutting out into the large lake next to ryotsu, bordered on both sides by sado's two central mountain chains. no facilities.
Futatsu Game Camp-jo
Close to futatsu-game and therefore quite far from ryotsu. facilities available, some tents can be rented during the summer.
Mano
15 free and unpowered but clean campsites are available in Mano Toyota, next to the harbor in front of the soccer field on the seaside. Toilets and barbecue facilities, but no shower.
Midrange
There are many mid to high-range ryokans and hotels scattered throughout the central plain of the island.
Sado Seaside Hotel
Ryotsu, tel. +81-259-27-7211, (http://www2u.biglobe.ne.j...). not too far from the ferry in ryotsu. rooms start from ¥6000, without breakfast.
Sotokaifu Youth Hostel
(http://www.sotokaifu-yh.c...), tel. +81-259-78-2911, with rooms from ¥5040 for members with two meals, on the northern coast.
Green Village Youth Hostel
(https://www.itcj.jp/hdb/4...), tel. +81- 259-22-2719, bookable online through the welcome inn reservation system with rooms starting at ¥4100 in niibo village.
Top end
Yahatakan Ryokan
2043 yahata, tel. +81-259-57-2141, (http://www.sado.co.jp/yah...). large building on the western side of the central plain, allowing for great views on the japan sea. promotional rates from ¥8500/person, including two meals.
You will find several mid to high range ryokan near Aikawa, from which you can enjoy the sunset over the Sea of Japan:
Hotel Azuma
Tel. +81-259-74-0001, (http://www.hotelazuma.com...) in japanese. regular rooms from less than ¥10000, but luxury rooms at a very steep ¥40000 per room without meal. you can expect to get what you pay for: massage chairs in large tatami rooms with good views over the sea of japan, private dining space, private outdoor bath rotenburo. at least you get free wifi in both.
Hotel Hirane
On the soto kaifu coast, tel.+81-259-75-2326, (http://www.sado.co.jp/gol...) in english. with a large onsen with a nice view on the japan sea, comes at around ¥9500 per person .
Hotel Osado
In aikawa, tel.+81-259-74-3300, (http://www.oosado.com) in japanese. a typical large modern japanese ryokan, with everything you can expect from this kind of establishment nice food, a rotenburo, outdoor bath. if you do not feel comfortable sleeping on tatami, there are western-style rooms available. prices from around ¥9500, with two meals.