The “Sado Island Gold Mines,” off the coast of Niigata, were central to Japanese gold production, serving as a major source of funding for the Tokugawa Shogunate (1603-1867), and producing about 10% of the entire world’s mined gold in the first half of the 17th century. Explore the vast history of Sado Island through the eyes of 88-year-old Sado resident Dakurige Hiroshi and find out how important the most productive mines in Japanese history were to the nation.
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kinda off of topic, but did you buy any dogecoin?