is a marine transportation company based in

Sado, Niigata is a Cities of Japan, city located on in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Since 2004, the city has comprised the entire island, although not all of its total area is urbanized. Sado is the sixth largest island of Japan in area following the four Lis ...

, Japan, founded as Sado Shosen on February 3, 1913. And, in 1932, this company was established by merging three ferry companies that Sado Shosen, Etsusa Shosen and Niigata Kisen into Sado Kisen as a joint public-private venture for the first time in Japan. On March 31, 2022, a 66.54% of this company's shares are transferred to

Michinori Holdings is a holding company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. Michinori Holdings rehabilitates deficit companies which have so much liability that they cannot act as an administrator o ...

. Now, this company belongs to

Routes

Sado Steam Ship has two routes which connect the mainland to Sado Island. * Niigata – Ryotsu * Naoetsu – Ogi (From spring to autumn)

Former routes

* Teradomari – Akadomari

Terminals

Sado Steam Ship operates from six terminals. ;Niigata port terminal :Located in

Chūō-ku, Niigata is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. It comprises much of the city centre. , the ward had an estimated population of 183,231 in 87,162 households and a population density of 4,900 pers ...

() ;Naoetsu port terminal :Located in Jōetsu () ;Teradomari port terminal :Located in Nagaoka () ;Ryotsu port terminal :Located in Sado () ;Ogi port terminal :Located in Sado () ;Akadomari port terminal :Located in Sado () Ryoutsu_port_Terminal.JPG, Ryotsu port terminal Sadokisen_Naoetsu_terminal.jpg, Naoetsu port terminal Sadokisen_Ogi_terminal.jpg, Ogi port terminal

Fleet

, the following ships are in service. 佐渡汽船ジェットフォイル0２.jpg, ''Ginga'' and ''Tsubasa'' 佐渡汽船ジェットフォイル_すいせい.jpg, ''Suisei'' おけさ丸2016.jpg, ''Okesa-maru'' Sado Steam Ship Akane P3.jpg, ''Akane'' 赤泊港佐渡汽船に停泊する高速船あいびす.jpg, ''Aibisu''

References

External links

* Ferry companies of Japan Companies based in Niigata Prefecture Transport in Niigata Prefecture {{Japan-company-stub