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Video: All about Sado - An Island of Nature and Culture | One Minute Japan Travel Guide

All about Sado - An Island of Nature and Culture | One Minute Japan Travel Guide

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Shukunegi

A community built by shipwrights that reached its peak in the Edo Era Developed in the Edo Era as a port of call for the shipping industry moving co... Read more

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Onogame

The topography of Onogame, 100 million years in the making Onogame is a massive rock that boasts an incredible size on the northern shores of Sado I... Read more

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Yajima Taiken Koryukan

A 10-minute ride on the tarai bune leisurely sailing on the bay In the port town of Ogi at the southern end of Sado Island, you can try sailing in t... Read more

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Kitazawa Flotation Plant

A cutting-edge facility of the time due to its productivity and technology as the quintessential domestic mine The Kitazawa Flotation Plant consists... Read more

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Myosen-ji Temple

The five-story pagoda designed with the heart and soul of two generations of carpenters Myosen-ji’s five-story pagoda was built in the latter... Read more

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Seisui-ji Temple

Guze-den Hall resembling Kyoto’s Kiyomizu-dera Temple was established in consideration for the people of Sado who could not make it as far as Ky... Read more

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Sado

Mother Nature and the inherent culture born from this island of exiles The lush natural island of Sado, surrounded by the sea and with a wide plain... Read more

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Sado Mine

The mountain of gold and silver which financed the Edo shogunate There was a gold rush in the town of Aikawa in the northwestern area of Sado Island... Read more

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Access to Sado

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Sado Nishimikawa Gold Park

Nishimikawa Gold Mine and the history of gold panning The existence of Sado’s Nishimikawa Gold Mine has been known since the Heian Era. Howeve... Read more

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Sado Kisen

A leisurely and pleasant ride on the car ferry for a reasonable price The gorgeous 6-deck car ferry welcomes you with a large entrance hall. A trip... Read more

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Ogi Diving Center

Safe even for beginners! Experienced staff will show you the ropes around the waters of Sado At the Ogi Diving Center which is located in the suburb... Read more

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Sekisui Ito Pottery Museum

5 generations of distinguished potters from the founder of Mumyoi-yaki to a Living National Treasure Mumyoi-yaki is created from the reddish clay kn... Read more

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Ogura Senmaida (Terraced Rice Fields)

Sado’s symbolic “Tanada”, certified as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System Making use of the many hours of sunlight,... Read more

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Toki Forest Park

Observe Japanese crested ibis being born and bred at this facility At Toki Forest Park, you can observe the rare toki whose numbers have been greatl... Read more

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Sado Gold Mine: Edo Gold Mine Picture Scroll (Sodayu) Course

The excavation site of “The Edo Gold Mine Picture Scroll” faithfully recreated via dolls In the Edo Gold Mine Picture Scroll/Sodayu Cour... Read more

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Sado Island Taiko Center

The exhilaration of the taiko drumming experience in which you can feel the nature of Sado The Sado Island Taiko Center is located on a highland wit... Read more

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Sado Historical Legend Museum

A dazzling Sado picture scroll of the ages Between the 13th and 15th centuries on Sado Island where noblemen, warriors, artists and high priests wer... Read more

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Futatsugame

A natural place of scenic beauty due to the changes in the large rocks above the sea The two large rocks atop the ocean resemble a couple of turtles... Read more

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Senkaku Bay Ageshima Park

The epic landscape of Senkaku Bay created from changes in the Earth’s crust In the narrow bay whose sheer cliffs soar to a height of 30m, the... Read more

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Gyokudo Kamamoto

Gyokudo Kamamoto with a wide variety of styles that bring mumyoi clay to life At Gyokudo Kamamoto, various forms of Mumyoi-yaki pottery are created... Read more

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Sado Gold Mine: Meiji Government-controlled mine (Doyu Tunnel) Course

The Doyu Tunnel, symbolizing the modernization of the Sado gold mine In the Doyu Tunnel, the highlight of the course, you can walk on every step dev... Read more

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Chokoku-ji Temple

Experiential courses of every kind and a tour by the chief priest himself within this historical temple A famous temple of more than 1200 years of hi... Read more

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Obata Sake Brewery

From Sado to the world, a venerable brewery creates local sake that is sought the world over At Obata Sake Brewery, which has a long history going b... Read more

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Leisure Facility Sashisuseso

A homey restaurant with many selections operated by an owner who loves Sado Hiroshi Taira, the founder of the national izakaya chain of Shoya opened... Read more

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Osado Ishina Natural Cedar Forest

The history of a cedar forest formed from strong cold winds at an altitude of 900m The mountain forests of Sado were managed by the shogunate to secur... Read more

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Orientation

Geography Sado is located in the Sea of Japan and is a part of Niigata Prefecture. The island is 855 km2（330 mile2）in area which is bigger than the... Read more

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Sadokoku Ogi Folk Museum

With a total number of around 30,000 artifacts, a museum which speaks about the glory days and lifestyle of Shukunegi The history and culture of the... Read more

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Tenryo Ryotsu Sado Takigi Noh

A unique island with deep roots of Noh culture among the citizens On Sado Island, the traditional Japanese entertainment of Noh permeates the local... Read more

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Shiawase Jizo (Bodhisattva of Happiness)

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Rengebu-ji Temple

Rengebu-ji Temple, fulfilling its role as spiritual protector of the Heian Era capital of Kyoto The origins of Rengebu-ji Temple lay in its establis... Read more

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Buri-katsudon

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Kaisendon (Sashimi Bowl)

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Sekisui Ito Pottery – Mumyoi-yaki

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Abalone

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Mumyoi-yaki Pottery

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Gakkogura Sake