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Sado Island (佐渡島 or 佐渡ヶ島, both Sadogashima) is an island off the coast of Niigata in the Chubu region of Japan. The island formed Sado Province, separate from Echigo Province on Honshu, until the last 19th century, but is now a part of Niigata Prefecture. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Sado (佐渡市, -shi) is a city located on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. ... Niigata is the name of several places, times and things: Niigata City Niigata Prefecture This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Chubu region, Japan Mount Fuji is the Chōbu regions most famous landmark. ... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... todo mal de [ [ Shikoku ] ] a través del [ [ mar interior ] ], y noreste de [ [ Kyushu ] ] a través del [ [ estrecho de Kanmon ] ]. Es la séptima isla más grande, y la segunda isla populosa en el mundo después de [ [ Java (isla)|Java ] ] (véase [ [ lista de las islas de la población ] ]). < style=float del div... Niigata Prefecture (新潟県; Niigata-ken) is located on Honshu island, Japan. ...

History

Long a remote place of exile for politically difficult people, including ex-Emperor Juntoku and the militant monk Nichiren, Sado experienced a boom during the Edo era when gold was found at Aikawa. A major source of revenue for the Tokugawa shogunate, the mines were worked in horrific conditions by what amounted to slave labor, consisting of homeless people rounded up from the mainland. Exile is a form of punishment. ... Emperor Juntoku (順徳天皇) (October 22, 1197 - October 7, 1242) was the 84th imperial ruler of Japan. ... Nichiren (日蓮) (February 16, 1222 - October 13, 1282), born Zennichimaro (善日麿), later Zeshō-bō Renchō (是生房蓮長) and sometimes called Nichiren Shōnin (日蓮聖人) or Nichiren Daishōnin (日蓮大聖人), was a Buddhist monk in 13th century Japan. ... History of Japan Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period ---Kofun period ---Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period Muromachi period Azuchi-Momoyama period ---Nanban period Edo period Meiji period Taisho period Showa period ---Japanese expansionism ---Occupied Japan ---Post-Occupation Japan Heisei The Edo period (江戸時代) is a division of Japanese... The Tokugawa shogunate or Tokugawa bakufu (徳川幕府) (also known as the Edo bakufu) was a feudal military dictatorship of Japan established in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family until 1868. ...

Present

Today's Sado is a pleasant summer getaway of green, rolling hills and quaint fishing ports, with a permanent population of just 70,000. Shaped like an anvil, the entirety of Sado Island now forms the city of Sado, Niigata. Prior to merging, the largest town Ryōtsu (両津) was nestled in the eastern gap, Ogi (小木) occupied the southern coast, while the former gold-mining town of Aikawa (相川) lay to the north. Sado (佐渡市, -shi) is a city located on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. ... Ryōtsu (両津市; -shi) was a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. ...

External links

• Sado City (in Japanese)
• Wikitravel: Sado Island