50 kilometers off the coast of Niigata Prefecture, Japan lies the distant and picturesque Sado Island.
A remote location even for those on the Japanese mainland, gold mines, fresh seafood, temples, festivals, and delicious sake make it a popular tourist destination and one that I myself made the long voyage to in August 2017.
50 kilometers off the coast of Niigata Prefecture, Japan lies the distant and picturesque Sado Island.
A remote location even for those on the Japanese mainland, gold mines, fresh seafood, temples, festivals, and delicious sake make it a popular tourist destination and one that I myself made the long voyage to in August 2017.
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