Tourist attractions in Sado, Niigata
Click to jump to that item.| 1．Sado, Niigata | ||||||
| Sado (佐渡市, Sado-shi) is a city located on Sado Island (佐渡島, Sado-shima/Sado-ga-shima) in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Since 2004, the city has comprised the entire island, although not all of its total area is urbanized. Sado is the sixth largest island of Japan in area following the four main islands and Okinawa Island (excluding the Northern Territories). As of March 1, 2022, the city has an estimated population of 49,897 and a population density of 58.3 persons per square kilometre. The total area is 855.69 km2. | ||||||
| population：48,864人 area：855.69km2 | ||||||
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Sado, Niigata in Temple
| 1．Sado Kokubun-ji ・Sado, Niigata ・Buddhist | ||||||
| The Sado Kokubun-ji (佐渡国分寺) is a Shingon sect Buddhist temple located in the city of Sado, Niigata, Japan. Its honzon is Yakushi Nyōrai. It is the successor to the Nara period kokubunji National Temples established by Emperor Shōmu for the purpose of promoting Buddhism as the national religion of Japan and standardising control of the Yamato rule to the provinces.[1] The archaeological site with the ruins of the ancient temple grounds for the provincial temple was designated as a National Historic Site in 1929.[2] | ||||||
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| 2．Rengebuji ・ ・Shingon Buddhism | ||||||
| Rengebuji (蓮華峰寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Chisan-ha sect of Shingon Buddhism located in the Southern side of Sado island. The temple is said to have been founded by Kūkai in the 9th century. Its compound houses some well-preserved ancient buildings, several designated important cultural properties at a national level. | ||||||
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Sado, Niigata in Shrine
| 3．Watatsu Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Watatsu Shrine (度津神社, Watatsu-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in the Hamochiiioka neighborhood of the city of Sado, Niigata.[1] It is the ichinomiya of former Sado Province.[2] The main festival of the shrine is held annually on the April 23.[3] | ||||||
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Sado, Niigata in Mountain
| 4．Mount Kongō (Sado) | ||||||
| Mount Kongō (金剛山, Kongō-san) is a 962.2-metre-high (3,157 ft) mountain in the city of Sado, located on Sado Island in Niigata, Japan. The Sado mine and Mount Kinpoku are nearby. | ||||||
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Sado, Niigata in island
| 5．Sado Island | ||||||
| Sado Island (佐渡島, Sadogashima or Sadoshima) is an island located in the eastern part of the Sea of Japan, under the jurisdiction of Sado City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, with a coastline of 262.7 kilometres (163.2 mi). In October 2017, Sado Island had a population of 55,212 people. Sado Island covers an area of 854.76 km2 (330.02 sq mi), and is the second largest island after Okinawa Island outside of the four main islands of Japan, excluding the disputed Southern Kurils.[1] The shortest distance between Sado Island and Honshu is 32 km (20 mi).[2] The highest peak on Sado Island is Mount Kinpoku, with an elevation of 1,172 m (3,845 ft).[3] | ||||||
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