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Aikawa, Niigata

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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
Former municipality
Aikawa Gold and Silver Mine (Sado mine)
Aikawa Gold and Silver Mine (Sado mine)
Flag of Aikawa
Flag
Official seal of Aikawa
Seal
CountryJapan
RegionHokuriku
PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
DistrictSado District
MergedMarch 1, 2004
(now part of Sado)
Area
 • Total192.3 km2 (74.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total9,669
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
10 subdivisions (former municipalities) in the Sado City. Aikawa is located on the northwest of the island.

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

  • Niigata Kotsu Sado

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)
  •  
    Kitazawa Flotation Plant)
  •  
    Reconstruction of the Sado bugyōsho
  •  
    Aikawa Folk Museum

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "相川町" (PDF). Niigata Prefectural Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2004.
  2. ^ "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)