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  SADO ISLAND -sado access-   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Sado Island lies in the Japan Sea isolated from the mainland@by the 35@kilometer@Sado Strait.
In the ancient and middle ages, Sado was the island of exile.
Since its gold financially supported the Tokugawa, Sado was under the direct control of the government, and many people regarded as homeless were caught and brought to work in the mine.
www.sadokankou.gr.jp /english   (292 words)

  
 Satellite Images: Sado Island, Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The paralleling, northeast-southwest aligned mountains of Sado Island are connected in the middle by a plain.
The island is separated from the west coast of Honshu Island by 19 miles (30 km).
A small section of the Echigo Plain and a small coastal mountain (darker feature) located south of the city of Niigata are visible in the upper left corner of the image.
www.redtailcanyon.com /items/4214.aspx   (369 words)

  
 Tea Ceremony
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The tea ceremony (Sado) is a ritual way of preparing and drinking tea.
The custom has been strongly influenced by Zen Buddhism.
www.japan-guide.com /e/e2096.html   (143 words)

  
 Japanese Culture - Arts - Sado, Tea Ceremony
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There are several schools of Sado, or tea ceremony.
That sentence alone should warn off anyone who thinks this art form is in any way related to plopping an Earl Grey teabag into a cup of boiling water.
www.japan-zone.com /culture/sado.shtml   (890 words)

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