Sado, Niigata

is a Japanese city on  in Niigata Prefecture.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Sado" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 803.

History
Uesugi Kagekatsu took control of the island in the late 1580s.Goldsmith, Brian (2008).  Amassing Economies: The Medieval Origins of Early Modern Japan, 1450--1700, p. 249; Nussbaum, "Uesugi Kagekatsu" at p. 1009.

In the Edo period, gold was discovered on the island. The Tokugawa shogunate took direct control of it. It was administered by an official called the Sado-bugyō for gold mining.  Okubo Nagayasu was appointed to this position by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603.Nussbaum, "Okubo Nagayasu" at p. 747.

In the Meiji period, the island became part of Niigata Prefecture.

References

Related pages
Watatsu Shrine
Other websites

Sado Tourism Association English language site
Sado City website 
Sado Island at JNTO.go.jp

Category:Cities in Niigata Prefecture
Category:World Heritage Sites in Japan