Mount Kinpoku

What it is

• The highest peak on Sado Island standing at 1,171.9 meters.
• A central mountain in the Osado Mountains originally called Mount Hokusan.
• Renamed after the discovery of the Sado Gold Mine.
• Part of the protected Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park.

What to see

• Panoramic views from the highest elevation point in Sado City.
• The former site of a Self-Defense Forces radar facility at the summit.
• Diverse mountain landscapes within the Quasi-National Park boundaries.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.