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NIPPONIA No.22 September 15, 2002
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Sado
( 1 ) Ryotsu Port
( 2 ) Ogi
( 3 ) Prefectural Highway No. 350
( 4 ) Suwa-jinja Shrine
( 5 ) Silver Village Sado
( 6 ) Sado Community Center
( 7 ) O-Sado Skyline Drive
( 8 ) Haku'undai Lookout
( 9 ) Doyu no Wareto (and Sado Gold Mine Theme Park)
(10) Commissioner of Sado Headquarters
(11) Gaikaifu Coast
(12) Onogame
(13) Futatsugame
(14) Senkaku Bay
(15) Taizen-jinja Shrine
(16) Myosen-ji Temple
(17) Seisui-ji Temple
(18) Shukunegi Village
(19) Mount Kinpoku
(highest mountain on Sado—elevation 1,172 m)

Getting there:
About 1 hr. 40 min. on the Joetsu Shinkansen from Tokyo to Niigata, then about 1 hr. from there to Ryotsu by hydrofoil. Rent-a-car companies are well established on Sado. Touring the island by car is the most convenient.

For more information:
Sado Tourist Association Tel: +81-259-74-3318
http://www.sadokankou.gr.jp (English website available)
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