Sado
Sado Kokubunji
Sado has a history of religious figures such as Nichiren being exiled here, and it holds a stratum of belief unlike the mainland.
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Myosenji Gojunoto
The only five-storey pagoda on Sado, said to be modelled on the pagoda at Nikko Tosho-gu.
Sado
Sado Kokubunji
A provincial temple was established on the island, proof that Sado mattered from early times.
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Daizen Jinja
More than thirty Noh stages survive on Sado, the island to which Zeami was exiled.
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Sado Gold Mine
It underpinned the finances of the Edo shogunate. Hand-cut tunnels and the split peak of Doyu remain.
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Tarai Bune
Tubs for gathering wakame and abalone among the rocks. Visitors can row them too.
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Toki Forest Park
Japan's wild crested ibis died out, and reintroduction began from here.
NiigataArt & CraftsSado
Mumyoi Ware
Made from iron-rich earth taken from the gold mine, fired so hard the pots ring like metal.
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Noh Stages of Sado
Over thirty Noh stages survive on this island - a third of all those left in Japan, one to a village.
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Sado Museum
An island museum where exile brought court culture; its Noh masks and Buddhist images still show it.
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Aikawa Craft Museum
Keeps Sado's pottery and its rag weaving - both born from using up what the island had.