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is a city
Cities of Japan

|||}A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of ....
 located in Tokushima
Tokushima Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Shikoku island. The Capital is the city of Tokushima, Tokushima....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
.

As of 2008, the city has an estimated population
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
 of 62,453 and the density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 of 461 persons per kmē. The total area is 135.46 kmē.

The city was founded on March 15, 1947.

One of the famous attractions is the Naruto whirlpool
Naruto whirlpool

The is a tidal whirlpool in the Naruto strait, a channel between Naruto, Tokushima in Tokushima prefecture and Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan....
s between Naruto and Awaji Island
Awaji Island

is an island in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, in the eastern part of the Seto Inland Sea between the islands of Honshu and Shikoku. As a transit between those two islands Awaji originally means "the road to Awa province ", the historic province bordering the Shikoku side of the Naruto strait now part of Tokushima Prefecture....
 in Hyogo
Hyogo Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Kinki region on Honshu island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
.

Naruto has the home stadium of professional soccer team Tokushima Vortis
Tokushima VORTIS

is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J-league Division 2. The team is located in Tokushima, Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture....
.

Ryozenji and Gokurakuji, the first two of the 88 temples of the Shikoku Pilgrimage
Shikoku Pilgrimage

The is a junrei of 88 Buddhist temples in Japans on the island of Shikoku, Japan. It is believed all 88 temples were visited by the famous Buddhist monk Kukai, who was born in Zentsuji, Kagawa, Shikoku in 774....
, are in Naruto.








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is a city
Cities of Japan

|||}A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of ....
 located in Tokushima
Tokushima Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Shikoku island. The Capital is the city of Tokushima, Tokushima....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
.

As of 2008, the city has an estimated population
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
 of 62,453 and the density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 of 461 persons per kmē. The total area is 135.46 kmē.

The city was founded on March 15, 1947.

One of the famous attractions is the Naruto whirlpool
Naruto whirlpool

The is a tidal whirlpool in the Naruto strait, a channel between Naruto, Tokushima in Tokushima prefecture and Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan....
s between Naruto and Awaji Island
Awaji Island

is an island in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, in the eastern part of the Seto Inland Sea between the islands of Honshu and Shikoku. As a transit between those two islands Awaji originally means "the road to Awa province ", the historic province bordering the Shikoku side of the Naruto strait now part of Tokushima Prefecture....
 in Hyogo
Hyogo Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Kinki region on Honshu island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
.

Naruto has the home stadium of professional soccer team Tokushima Vortis
Tokushima VORTIS

is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J-league Division 2. The team is located in Tokushima, Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture....
.

Ryozenji and Gokurakuji, the first two of the 88 temples of the Shikoku Pilgrimage
Shikoku Pilgrimage

The is a junrei of 88 Buddhist temples in Japans on the island of Shikoku, Japan. It is believed all 88 temples were visited by the famous Buddhist monk Kukai, who was born in Zentsuji, Kagawa, Shikoku in 774....
, are in Naruto.

Education

  • Naruto University of Education
    Naruto University of Education

    is a Japanese national university in Japan. The campus is located on the outskirts of Kobe. The current president is Hajime Takahashi. The school employs around 160 professors....


Traditional arts

  • Otani-yaki


See also

  • Bando POW camp
  • Oasahiko Shrine
    Oasahiko Shrine

    is a Shinto Shinto shrine located at the base of Mt. Oasa in Naruto, Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. The kami enshrined there are Oasahiko-no-Okami and Sarutahiko....


External links

  • in Japanese