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Naruto
鳴門市 | |
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 Naruto City Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Naruto in Tokushima Prefecture | |
  Naruto | |
| 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 | 135.46 km2 (52.30 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2016) | |
| • Total | 58,543 |
| • Density | 430/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 2016, the city had a population of 58,543 (2005: 63,200).[1] With a total area of 135.46 km², the population density is 430 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
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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The museum of the history of Bandō prisoner-of-war camp "Baruto-no-niwa" -
See also
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- Naruto City official website Template:Ja icon
- Naruto City official website Template:En icon
- Kitaro Shikoku Peace Bell Project
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