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Aikawa (相川町, Aikawa-machi) was a town located in Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.[1]
Aikawa
相川町 | |
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Former municipality | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Hokuriku |
Prefecture | Niigata Prefecture |
District | Sado District |
Merged | March 1, 2004 (now part of Sado) |
Area | |
• Total | 192.3 km2 (74.2 sq mi) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 9,669 |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
On March 1, 2004, Aikawa and the other 9 municipalities in the island were merged to create the city of Sado. Since then, Aikawa has been one of the 10 subdivisions of Sado City.
History edit
Transportation edit
Bus edit
Local attractions edit
- Aikawa Gold and Silver Mine (Sado mine)[2]
- Kitazawa Flotation Plant (ja:北沢浮遊選鉱場)
- Aikawa Folk Museum
- Sado bugyōsho
- Senkakuwan Bay (ja:尖閣湾)
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Kitazawa Flotation Plant)
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Reconstruction of the Sado bugyōsho
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Aikawa Folk Museum
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "相川町" (PDF). Niigata Prefectural Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2004.
- ^ "Aikawa Gold and Silver Mine". Niigata Prefectural Government.
External links edit
- Sado Tourism Association (in English)
- The Sado Complex of Heritage Mines, Primarily Gold Mines (Sado City Government's website) (in English)