{"id":28557,"date":"2017-07-13T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T23:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=28557"},"modified":"2021-05-23T19:49:23","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T10:49:23","slug":"sado-culture-and-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/sado-culture-and-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Sado Island: A Cultural and Historical Destination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sponsored by Sado City <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located in the Sea of Japan<\/strong>, 45 km off of Niigata<\/strong>, Sado island is the perfect destination for its nature and beautiful mountains. But Sado is also known as a cultural and historical destination, <\/strong>where you can discover beautiful sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historical Sites to See in Sado Island<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kitazawa Flotation Plant, and its atypical architecture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Located near Aikawa town, the Kitazawa flotation plant (\u5317\u6ca2\u6d6e\u904a\u9078\u9271\u5834)<\/strong> has a set of facilities (such as a power plant) that have contributed to the modernization of the mines<\/strong>. In the past, silver and gold<\/strong> were produced in the area, and the flotation plant managed to process over 50,000 tons of mines per month<\/strong>. Now this plant is no longer used and nature has reclaimed some of the structures at the farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Myosenji Temple and Its Pagoda<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Myosenji temple<\/strong> (\u5999\u5ba3\u5bfa), built by a disciple of the Buddhist monk Nirichen<\/strong>, is located near the towns of Mano and Sawata, the former cultural and political capital of Sado Island. This temple has a beautiful Sanmon Gate<\/strong> (\u5c71\u9580) and a wooden five-story pagoda,<\/strong> absolutely beautiful! It is the only one in Niigata Prefecture!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rengebuji Temple and Hydrangeas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rengebuji temple<\/strong>\uff08\u84ee\u83ef\u5cf0\u5bfa) was founded by Kukai<\/strong> (Kobo Taishi, who is a founder of Shingon Buddhism<\/strong>) around 806. This temple is one of top 3 temples<\/strong> built as a Shingon holy place of Buddhism, with Kongoji temple in Wakayama<\/strong> and Murouji temple in Nara<\/strong>. The site is magnificent because all the buildings are immersed in dense green forests. I imagine that the hydrangeas<\/strong> that bloom in July give even more beauty to the site!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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