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Sado Island ⑦ # 2 Minamisen Line Sado Museums ⑲ #7 Maehama Line Jonoyama Koen and its Outlook Tower ㉛ #10 Ogi Line Kaiun Shirryokan (Marine Transportation Museum) Fixed Route 2 min. Sado-hakubutsukan-mae bus stop Phone: 0259-52-2447 C 0 min. from Akadomari-gyokyo-mae 2 min. from Ogi bus stop Phone: 0259-86-3191 C Sado Museum is a comprehensive museum that covers all aspects of Sado Island with rich Visitors can enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view on the 55m-high 5th floor of the tower. The museum exhibits materials and artifacts of Ogi Port during the time it was flourishing. SADO historical and cultural items displaying nature, history, local entertainment, art and craftwork. Akadomari port is just under visitors’ eyes with a background of the mountain ranges of the Historical materials related to geologist Shibata Shuzo (1920-1959), who published the first SADO Bus Line Map Unique artifacts are also on display. The museum also breeds Sado-hige-jidori, or Japanese mainland across the sea. world map in Japan, draw the attention of visitors. native chickens, and exhibits Sado’s old restored private house. ⑧ #3 Higashi-kaigan Line Ryotsu-Ogawa area ⑳⑳ #8 Watatsu Line Watatsu Shrine 32 #11 Shukunegi Line Shukunegi Village C R BUS M AP 0 min. from Ogawa bus stop Contact: SADO Kouryu Network Phone: 0259-67-7995 1 min. from Ichino-miya mae bus stop 0 min. from Shukunegi bus stop Contact: Ogi Tourist Information Office Phone: 0259-86-3200 BUS M AP Ryotsu-Ogawa is a small village of fishers and farmers. The area flourished by the marine Also called Sado Ichinomiya, the shrine is honored by local people. The surrounding natural Shukunegi was home to shipbuilders and ship owners and was developed into one of the transportation business during the Edo period (1601 - 1868). Tsugami-shima Island with its environment is befitting to the shrine. Ritual performances are dedicated here during an annual wealthiest areas during Sado’s flourishing gold mining business in the Kambun era (1661-1678). red-arched crossing bridge and Himezaki Lighthouse are places to visit. Many locals are ceremony held on April 23rd. The Hamochi-gawa River that flows in front of the shrine is The area has been designated as a preserved area by the national government. Two private enthusiasts of wood-block print making. Their artwork can be found in multiple locations. famous for heated-stone grilled ayu fish from August to October. houses have been refurbished and are open to the public. Hands-on activities of buckwheat (Guided tours are available upon request. Contact: 0259-67-7995 SADO Kouryu Network) noodle-making and bamboo craftwork are available at Shukunegi Taiken Gakushukan. ⑨ #3 Higashi-kaigan Line Kazashima Benten Rock ㉑ #8 Watatsu Line Sado Botanical Garden 33 #11 Shukunegi Line Yajiima/Kyojima Islands C Hands-on boating 1 min. from Kazashima bus stop 1 min. from Ichino-miya mae bus stop Contact: Sado Museum Phone: 0259-52-2447 10 min. from Yajima-iriguchi bus stop Phone: Ogi Tourist Information 0259-86-3200 Kazashima Benten is a large rock with a height of 60m. Visitors can enjoy a beautiful view The garden hold Sado’s natural species in its 13 flower beds having a total area of 65,000sqm, Yajima/Kyojima Islands feature an impressive red arch bridge, and the scenic views offer a from the top overlooking the mountain ranges on the mainland across the sea. Playgrounds, including a greenhouse. The facility is located next to the Watatsu Shrine, and visitors can miniature landscape with a backdrop of the beautiful sea. Yajima was once well known for beach, and campgrounds are adjacently located. observe seasonal flora varieties year-round. The garden honorably received a Japanese iris quality bamboo production. A legend says that a samurai warrior in the 12th century used arrows from the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo in 1972, and it has been culturing the flowers since. The best made from Yajima’s bamboo to defeat a monster in Kyoto. Hands-on experience of tarai-bune, time to see them is from late June to early July. “wooden tub boat”, is also available. (Yajima Kanko: 0259-86-2992) ⑩ #4 Uchikaifu Line Futatsu-game Rocks ㉒ #8 Watatsu Line Qua Therme Sado (Hot Springs) 34 #11 Shukunegi Line Kaichoji Temple 20 min. from Futatsugame bus stop (Hop-on hop-off is available.) 3 min. from Ichino-miya bus stop Phone: 0259-88-3566 C 5 min. from Yajima-iriguchi bus stop The rocks give the image of two turtles lying down in the sea. The beach has been nominated This is a hot spring onsen facility located near the Watatsu Shrine. A multi-purpose gym next The temple is well known for a cherry blossom tree planted by Emperor Juntoku (1192-1242). Visiting Sightseeing Spots as one of the “100 Best Beaches” because of its clear water. Camping is also available. The area to facility includes tennis courts, swimming pool, and Japanese croquet fields. Unlike same-species trees, the tree bears a mix of both single-flowered and double-flowered is in the hop-on hop-off zone: Passengers can get on/off a bus on the route at which no bus stop Hours: 1:00pm to 9:00pm Closed: Monday (If a national holiday falls on Monday, open blossoms on a single branch. The best season to visit is from late April to early May. by is located. Notify the driver when the bus is approaching Futastu-game, or raise a hand to “hail” Monday and a substitute day will be closed.) Fixed Route Buses the bus. #11 Shukunegi Line Sep. 2015 Edition ⑪ #4 Uchikaifu Line Ono-game Rock ㉓ #9 Kaifu Line Tassha Beach 35 Shokoji Temple 1 min. from Ono-game bus stop 1 min. from Senkakuwan Tassha bus stop Contact: Sado Tourism Association Phone: 0259-27-5000 2 min. from Shukunegi bus stop Ono-game Rock is a large natural monolith rock with a height of 168m. A festive event is held Tassha Beach belongs to part of the Senkakuwan Bay area which boasts brilliantly clear water. The temple is located in the deepest corners of Shukunegi Village. It belongs to the Ji sect, on the second Sunday of June every year when millions of yellow-day lilies are in full bloom. The lively beach draws families and young people. Camping is also available. According to the which is the same sect as the Daiganji Temple in the Mano area. The grave of Shibata Shuzo The surrounding areas belong to the marine park zone which is part of Sado Yahiko Yoneyama classic novel, Sanshodayu (Sansho the Bailiff), Tassha is the place where a mother and son who (1920-1959), a Shukunegi-native geologist who studied Dutch and drew the first world map in Quasi National Park. had been separated were reunited and rejoiced in their tassha or “in good health”. Japan, is located on the grounds. A series of splendid stone statues can also be seen here. ⑫ #6 Nanaura Kaigan Line Sado Kinzan (Gold Mine) ㉔ #9 Kaifu Line Senkaku Bay (Sightseeing Cruise) C 36 #11 Shukunegi Line Sado Taiko Centre 0 min. from Kinzan bus stop Phone: 0259-74-2389 C 0 min. from Senkakuwan Ageshima-yuen bus stop Contact: Ageshima-yuen Phone: 0259-75-2311 0 min. from Sado Taiko Taiken koryukan bus stop Contact: Sado Taiko Centre Phone: 0259-86-2320 Sado Kinzan is a historic relic of gold and silver mines that financed the 260-year Tokugawa Enjoy a boat cruise by which visitors can see a series of spectacular views of wild, steep cliffs Sado Taiko Centre offers hands-on activities and other programs of Japanese taiko drumming shogunate (1600-1867). The mining industry also significantly contributed to modern and 2-km long craggy shorelines created by the pounding waves of the Sea of Japan. The 1953 by the internationally renowned, long-established Kodo that is based on Sado Island. The hall technological advancement in Japan’s history during the Meiji period (1868-1912). Guided Japanese film Kimi-no-na-wa (English title: Always in My Heart) was filmed on this location. has an original hand-made taiko made of a 600 hundred-year old Japanese zelkova tree. tours to those areas are also available. The exhibition area displays scientific samples as well as Visitors can observe swimming squid in the aquarium. The boat cruises are available from miniature models showing each step of the koban coin production process. mid-March to early November. Sado City The Council for Sado City Regional Public Transportation Promotion ① #1 Honsen Line Kurokigosho Ato (the former residential location of Emperor Juntoku) ⑬ #6 Nanaura Kaigan Line Sado Bugyosho (Magistrate’s Office) ㉕ #9 Kaifu Line Hiranezaki 37 #14 Iwakubi Line Chokokuji Temple 10 min. from Izumi bus stop 1 min. form Sado hanga-mura bus stop Phone: 0259-74-2201 C 2 min. from Hiranezaki bus stop 0 min. from Hase bus stop This site is said to have been the place where the residence of Emperor Juntoku (1192-1242) The Tokugawa shogunate designated the Sado Gold Mine as its domain in 1601 when he seized A phenomenon of many circular-shaped wave erosions due to pounding waves over tens of Sado’s Chokokuji Temple is said to have been modeled after Chokokuji Temple in Yamato, was built when he was exiled to Sado in 1221. Kuroki, or “black wood”, was named after its power, and Sado’s Magistrate Office was built in 1603 to maintain the island and the mining millions of years can be found on the bedrock on the Hiranezaki shore. The site is designated Nara Prefecture.