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Senkaku Bay — Vertical Granite Seascape
Niigata· Sado Island

Senkaku Bay — Vertical Granite Seascape

Senkaku Bay is a 2-kilometer stretch of Sado's northwestern coast where granite cliffs rise vertically 30–50 meters from…

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Updated Jun 2026
Toki Forest Park — Japan's Last Wild Crested Ibis
Niigata· Sado Island

Toki Forest Park — Japan's Last Wild Crested Ibis

The Japanese crested ibis (toki, Nipponia nippon) was declared extinct in the wild in 1981 when the last five wild birds…

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Updated Jun 2026
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