Kanai [town] - Kanai

Japanese: 金井[町] - かない

An old town in the center of Sado Island, Sado County, Niigata Prefecture. It occupies the central part of the Kuninaka Plain, on the eastern slope of the O-Sado Mountains. It is the center of rice cultivation in Sado. It is the trailhead for Mt. Kinpoku, and tourism development is also active. It is home to the remains of Emperor Juntoku's Kuroki Palace. In March 2004, it merged with Ryōtsu City, and the Sado County villages of Aikawa, Sawada, Niiho, Hatano, Mano, Ogi, Hamo, and Akadomari to form Sado City. 54.33 ^km2 . Population 7,097 (2003).

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Japanese:

新潟県佐渡郡，佐渡島中央部の旧町。国中(くになか)平野中央部，大佐渡山地東斜面を占める。佐渡の稲作中心地帯。金北(きんぽく)山の登山口で観光開発も活発。順徳上皇黒木御所跡などがある。2004年３月両津市，佐渡郡相川町，佐和田町，新穂村，畑野町，真野町，小木町，羽茂町，赤泊村と合併し，佐渡市となる。54.33km²。7097人（2003）。

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