Is Sado Mine a designated cultural property?

Yes: Historic Site, Important Cultural Property.

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Sado, Niigata Prefecture · Historic Site

Sado Mine

DesignationHistoric Site, Important Cultural Property

The Sado gold mine (佐渡金山, Sado Kinzan) is a generic term for gold and silver mines which were once located on the island of Sado in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Among these mines, the Aikawa Gold and Silver Mine (相川金銀山, Aikawa kinginzan) was the largest and was in operation until the modern era.

From the Wikipedia article “Sado mine” (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Location

Red: Sado Mine. Black: nearby places.

Basic facts

Location	Sado, Niigata Prefecture
Type	Historic Site, Important Cultural Property
More	Official site　Wikipedia　49 more photos (Commons)

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FAQ

Is Sado Mine a designated cultural property?: Yes: Historic Site, Important Cultural Property.

Nearby

Aikawa Folk Museum

1.5 km away · Sado

Sado Hangamura Art Museum

1.5 km away · Sado

Shōbō-ji Temple

8.4 km away · Sado

Art and Natural History Museum of Sado

9.9 km away · Sado

Myōsen-ji Temple

12.8 km away · Sado

Nishimikawa Placer Gold Mine

15.5 km away · Sado

Photos (Wikimedia Commons)　Aikawa Folk Museum: Asturio Cantabrio (CC BY-SA 4.0), Sado Hangamura Art Museum: Asturio Cantabrio (CC BY-SA 4.0), Shōbō-ji Temple: Wakuwaku99 (Public domain), Art and Natural History Museum of Sado: 水乃 (CC BY-SA 4.0), Myōsen-ji Temple: Yamaguchi Yoshiaki from Japan (CC BY-SA 2.0), Nishimikawa Placer Gold Mine: 番記者 (CC BY-SA 4.0)