Aikawa, Niigata

Aikawa
Aikawa ; 相川町
	Former municipality
	Aikawa Gold and Silver Mine (Sado mine)
	Flag Seal
Country	Japan
Region	Hokuriku
Prefecture	Niigata Prefecture
District	Sado District
Merged	March 1, 2004; (now part of Sado)
Area
• Total	192.3 km2 (74.2 sq mi)
Population (2000)
• Total	9,669
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)

Aikawa (相川町, Aikawa-machi) was a town located in Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.[1]

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

Transportation

Bus

Niigata Kotsu Sado

Local attractions

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

References

"相川町" (PDF). Niigata Prefectural Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2004.
"Aikawa Gold and Silver Mine". Niigata Prefectural Government.

External links

Sado Tourism Association (in English)
The Sado Complex of Heritage Mines, Primarily Gold Mines (Sado City Government's website) (in English)

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[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.