佐渡島 さどがしま Sadogashima
佐渡島 さどがしま Sadogashima
佐渡島 さどがしま Sadogashima
佐渡島 さどがしま Sadogashima
佐渡島 さどがしま Sadogashima
佐渡島 さどがしま Sadogashima
The island of Sado was renowned for two things in its day: the gold mine that produced excellent gold, and it was also known as the place to where lords, poets and general stirrers were banished by the shogunate. It was quite an isolated place in those days, so such banishments created a pleasant, yet controllable distance for the government. Later socially less desirable people were moved to the island – usually for hard labour. An unpleasant experience, so the island became known for its outcasts. These days it is a relatively popular tourist destination known for its scenic beauty.
佐渡島 さどがしま Sadogashima
佐渡島のフェリー
さどがしまのフェリー
佐渡島 さどがしま Sadogashima
佐渡島 さどがしま Sadogashima
佐渡島 さどがしま Sadogashima
In the olden days it was quite a forbidden place: cold, bleak and isolated. Lords, monks and poets who had run into trouble with the 将軍 しょうぐん shōgun and who could not quite be done away with, were retired to Sado Island. For them that fate would have felt to be a slow social death. Certainly this bleak-looking woodblock print would not have inspired people at the time to feel they went there on a holiday.
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