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A Shingon ancient temple said to have been founded by Kukai, holding one of Japan's three greatest Kongokai mandalas and preserving many Important Cultural Properties.

A Nichiren sect ancient temple associated with his exile on Sado, included in the pilgrimage route of sacred Nichiren sites on the island.

A Nara-period Shingon temple said to have been founded by Gyoki, celebrated as Sado's Hasedera for its spectacular spring peonies.

The Nichiren sect temple on Sado where Nichiren primarily resided during exile and composed major works including the Kaimoku-sho.

A Nichiren sect temple with the only five-story pagoda in Niigata Prefecture (a National Important Cultural Property), founded by a devotee who sheltered Nichiren during his exile.

An ancient shrine on Sado Island featuring a prefectural cultural property noh stage, still used for dedicated performances where Zeami once spread noh.

A Heian-period Sado shrine enshrining five deities and home to a noh stage linked to the tradition Zeami planted during his exile.

A Heian-period shrine near the Sado provincial seat, founded as evidence that Mt. Hiei's influence extended to the island.

A National Historic Site preserving the foundation stones of a seven-story pagoda from the provincial temple founded in 741 by decree of Emperor Shomu.

A shrine at the 1,173-meter summit of Mt. Kinpoku, Sado's highest peak, revered since ancient times as the island's sacred mountain of ascetic worship.