Ogi, Niigata on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
was a
佐渡汽船高速カーフェリー「あかね」左舷.jpg, Car ferry Akane
Sado_Shukunegi.jpg, Shukunegi
Taraibune1.JPG, Tarai Bune in Ogi Port
竜王洞 Cave - panoramio.jpg, Kotoura Cave (Ryuodo Cave)
Sado Tourism Association
Shukunegi Official Website
Sado Steam Ship
Sado Geopark
Dissolved municipalities of Niigata Prefecture {{Niigata-geo-stub
was a town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in Sado Island
is a 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 main islands and Ok ...
, Niigata Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,227,496 (1 July 2019) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area ...
, Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
On March 1, 2004, Ogi and the other 9 municipalities in the island were merged to create the city of Sado. Since then, Ogi has been one of the 10 subdivisions of Sado City.
Transportation
Bus
* Niigata Kotsu SadoHighway
*Sea
* Ogi Port **Sado Kisen
is a marine transportation company based in Sado, Niigata, 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 Sa ...
Terminal
*** Car ferry services to/from Naoetsu Port ( Jōetsu City)
Local attractions
* Shukunegi ( :ja:宿根木) * Tarai Bune * Rengebuji temple * Ogi Coast ** Yajima, Kyojima ** Kotoura Cave (Ryuodo Cave)See also
*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 ...
External links
Sado Tourism Association
Shukunegi Official Website
Sado Steam Ship
Sado Geopark
Dissolved municipalities of Niigata Prefecture {{Niigata-geo-stub