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Sado City
Niigata Prefecture · City
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Sado City covers all of Sado Island and was formed by the merger of the island's 10 former municipalities. The Sado Island Gold Mines are a World Heritage Site, and remains of the mines survive. The island is also known for Shukunegi, a townscape of shipbuilders' houses, the scenery of the Sotokaifu Coast, and as a home of the Japanese crested ibis (toki).
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Other municipalities in Niigata Prefecture
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