In Sado, girls from wealthy and respectable families were commonly nicknamed "Biisan"

Nobuko Yoshiya. She grew up in Sado until the age of five, where her father Yuichi was Sado county councilor. She wrote many novels

"Okesa Watermelons" grown in Sado had been shipped out the island from the early Showa period

Field day at Sado Girls Secondary School was a festive event, popular among the neighbors

Sado Mine in Aikawa is the symbol of the island. Shot with infrared film which was rare in those days

Students of Sado Girls Practical Secondary School dressed in costumes, presumably to participate in the Aikawa Mine Festival Parade

Kin Fujita was a nationally-famous, beautiful and talented Geisha in the red light district of Minami Sado Ogi Town

Geisha from Minami Sado Ogi Town perform in the grounds of Kisaki Shrine

Tanabata Festival was held at Kamo Lake in Ryotsu. People had swimming tournaments and Sado cows and pigs also swam

Jizo worshipping is deeply rooted in Sado culture and the island is dotted with halls for praying. At Owada, Kanazawa Village

Sado large set net fishing in the late Meiji period was technically improved to increase fish catches

Kiyobee Tsuji in Owada was a horse driver for horse sleighs transporting patients to Sado Hospital

Sado Photo Session in Mano when the photographic salon became popular during the second photo creation movement

Zeami was exiled to Sado in the Eikyo Era. There is a temporary stage

Sado has many famous places to enjoy cherry blossoms. Students enjoy the cherry blossoms in the Sawane Elementary School yard in Sawane Town

Yajima/Kyojima, scenic beauty of Minami Sado. Ogi Geisha swim with their hair in a Shimada

Sado Island is filled with excellent traditional art and folk songs. It has matured with the cultural climate of the island

SKETCHES OF EXPRESSIONS 17: Mistah Guguste and my mummy they wanted to go bye-byes, they were tired and..and...and what they said to me was...go and play in the garden, and I... and I...didn't make any noise and I played

SKETCHES OF EXPRESSIONS 17: Mistah Guguste and my mummy they wanted to go bye-byes, they were tired and..and...and what they said to me was...go and play in the garden, and I... and I...didn't make any noise and I played

At the Ryotsu Port bus station in the 11th Year of Showa, guided bus tours mark the beginning of tourism boom in Sado

9th Year of Showa, a double-wing seaplane landed in Sado for the first time in the shallow waters of Kawarada Beach at Mano Bay

Bon festival in Sado comes a month later in August. Villagers gather for items to used for offering to Buddha

Happy times at Sado Shayukai photo session held near Gobannami in the summer of 11th Year of Taisho

In a village deep in the mountains, 22 kilometers by road from the shelters in the town of Gobi, the wind whistles through huts that were deserted whe

Farmers and support students participate in the struggle for the first time, clashed with riot police at airport opposition rally at Narita Municipal Ground, 155 people were injured, including Chairman Tomura, and 10 people were arrested. From March 10th to 31st, more than 400 people were injured and more than 100 people were arrested