Ogi, Niigata

Ogi 小木町
Former municipality
People on a Tarai Bune
Flag Seal
Country	Japan
Region	Hokuriku
Prefecture	Niigata Prefecture
District	Sado District
Merged	March 1, 2004 (now part of Sado)
Area
• Total	25.95 km2 (10.02 sq mi)
Population  (2000)
• Total	4,062
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)

10 subdivisions (former municipalities) in the Sado City. Ogi is located on the southwest of the island.

Ogi (小木町, Ogi-machi) was a town located in Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

On March 1, 2004, Ogi and the other 9 municipalities in the island were merged to create the city of Sado. Since then, Ogi has been one of the 10 subdivisions of Sado City.

Transportation

Bus

• Niigata Kotsu Sado

Highway

• National Route 350

Sea

• Ogi Port
  • Sado Kisen Terminal
    • Car ferry services to/from Naoetsu Port (Jōetsu City)

• 
  Car ferry Akane

Local attractions

Video：Yajima, Kyojima

• Shukunegi (ja:宿根木)
• Tarai Bune
• Rengebuji temple
• Ogi Coast
  • Yajima, Kyojima
  • Kotoura Cave (Ryuodo Cave)

• 
  Shukunegi
• 
  Tarai Bune in Ogi Port
• 
  Kotoura Cave (Ryuodo Cave)

See also

• Sado, Niigata

External links

• Sado Tourism Association (in English)
• Shukunegi Official Website (in English)
• Sado Steam Ship (in English)
• Sado Geopark (in English)