Naruto 鳴門市 | |
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) Naruto City Montage | |
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) Location of Naruto in Tokushima Prefecture | |
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| Coordinates: 34°10′N 134°37′E / 34.167°N 134.617°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Shikoku |
| Prefecture | Tokushima Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tadashi Yoshida |
| Area | |
| • Total | 135.66 km2 (52.38 sq mi) |
| Population (June 1, 2019) | |
| • Total | 56,222 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Ilex integra |
| - Flower | Hamabō (Hibiscus hamabo) |
| Phone number | 088-684-1111 |
| Address | 170 Muyachō Minamihama Higashihama, Naruto-shi, Tokushima-ken 772-8501 |
| Website | Naruto City |
Naruto (鳴門市, Naruto-shi) is a city located in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on March 15, 1947.
In the quinquennial census of June 1, 2019, the city had a population of 56,222 (2005: 63,200).[1] With a total area of 135.66 km², the population density is 414 persons per km².
The Naruto whirlpools are between Naruto and Awaji Island in Hyōgo.[2] The Ōtsuka Museum of Art is the largest exhibition space in Japan.[3]
Ryōzen-ji and Gokuraku-ji, the first two of the 88 temples of the Shikoku Pilgrimage, are in Naruto, along with Tōrin-in and Ōasahiko Jinja.
Naruto has the home stadium of professional football team Tokushima Vortis and of baseball team Tokushima Indigo Socks.
Education
Traditional arts
- Ōtani-yaki
Sightseeing
Naruto's three most famous sightseeing spots are Naruto whirlpools, Ōnaruto Bridge and Ōtsuka Museum of Art.
- Naruto whirlpools
- Ōnaruto Bridge
- Ōtsuka Museum of Art
- The museum of the history of Bandō prisoner-of-war camp "Baruto-no-niwa"
Ōnaruto Bridge
Ōtsuka Museum of Art
The museum of the history of Bandō prisoner-of-war camp "Baruto-no-niwa"
Naruto whirlpools
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See also
- Bandō POW camp
References
- ^ "2010 census". Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Naruto". Japan National Tourism Organization. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Otsuka Museum of Art". Japan National Tourism Organization. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
External links
Media related to Naruto, Tokushima at Wikimedia Commons
Geographic data related to Naruto, Tokushima at OpenStreetMap- Naruto City official website (in Japanese)
- Naruto City official website (in English)
- Kitaro Shikoku Peace Bell Project
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