Naruto, Tokushima

Naruto 鳴門市
City
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Location of Naruto in Tokushima Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Shikoku
Prefecture	Tokushima Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Tadashi Yoshida
Area
• Total	135.46 km2 (52.30 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	61,522
• Density	454/km2 (1,180/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 2010, the city had a population of 61,522 (2005: 63,200). With a total area of 135.46 km², the population density is 454 persons per km².

The Naruto whirlpools are between Naruto and Awaji Island in Hyōgo. The Ōtsuka Museum of Art is the largest exhibition space in Japan.

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 soccer team Tokushima Vortis and of baseball team Tokushima Indigo Socks.

Education

• Naruto University of 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"

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  Ōnaruto Bridge
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  Ōtsuka Museum of Art
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  The museum of the history of Bandō prisoner-of-war camp "Baruto-no-niwa"

See also

• Bandō POW camp

External links

• Media related to Naruto, Tokushima at Wikimedia Commons
• Naruto City official website Template:Ja icon
• Naruto City official website Template:En icon
• Kitaro Shikoku Peace Bell Project