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Niigata · Japan
In the destination Sado Island.
In the photo: Wooden houses and a lane of the village of Shukunegi, on Sado.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
The city that occupies the whole of Sado Island in the Sea of Japan, opposite Niigata. It has the Aikawa gold mines, a World Heritage site, tub boats and the village of Shukunegi in Ogi, Senkaku Bay, the Japanese crested ibis park, open-air Noh stages and the drums of the Kodo group.
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The local experience
Former Aikawa gold and silver mine, worked from the early 17th century until 1989, with tunnels open to visitors, the Doyu mountain split in two by mining, and ruins of processing plants — part of the UNESCO World Heritage.
Ride in taraibune, round tub-shaped boats rowed by kimono-clad boatwomen in Ogi harbor, southern Sado — a legacy of abalone and seaweed fishing in rocky coves.
A village of shipbuilders and merchants on the Ogi peninsula, with about 100 wooden houses in narrow lanes, an area preserved for traditional buildings, and a museum with a replica of an Edo-period merchant ship.
Bay of cliffs and small rocky islets on Sado’s northwest coast, near Aikawa, seen from Ageshima Park and from glass-bottom boats that circle among the rocks.
Beyond the guide
