{"id":21452,"date":"2018-11-28T10:18:07","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T10:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/?p=21452"},"modified":"2020-01-19T08:11:39","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T08:11:39","slug":"japan-whirlpools-of-naruto-in-tokushima-prefecture-shikoku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/2018\/11\/japan-whirlpools-of-naruto-in-tokushima-prefecture-shikoku\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan : Whirlpools of Naruto in Tokushima Prefecture, Shikoku"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Naruto \u9cf4\u9580, Tokushima Prefecture\u00a0\u5fb3\u5cf6\u770c<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When people mentioned about Naruto, people usually related it to the Japanese manga series, the guy with the yellow hair and a bandana on the head. The Naruto that I like to talk about is a coastal city on Shikoku Island in Tokushima Prefecture Japan. Just to give you an idea of the Naruto location, it is 1 hour and 20 mis from Kobe and 2 hours from Osaka.<\/p>\n

Naruto is a tiny town but get it popularity from a special phenomenon – The Naruto Whirlpool. We were heading to Osaka from Takamastu, Shikoku.<\/p>\n

Below are signboard also available in English, showing the way to board on the Whirlpool sightseeing boat.<\/p>\n

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Two Different Cruise Ship – Wonder Naruto or Aqua Eddy<\/strong><\/h3>\n

There are two different cruise, the Wonder Naruto and Aqua Eddy, the difference is Aqua Eddy has an underwater observatory room. We choose the Wonder Naruto which you can only view from the top.<\/p>\n

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Choose the best time to visit\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Every season has different timing and if you choose the right time, you are able to see the bigger whirlpools. Click here to check the best time<\/a>.\u00a0 Anyway, the prime viewing season for the Naruto Whirlpools would be during spring and autumn.<\/p>\n

I didn’t choose the best time to visit due to timing issue.\u00a0 I gotten my ticket and boarded the big cruise immediately as I have other places to go to.\u00a0 The Wonder Naruto was not crowded at all, probably because it is not the best timing to catch the whirlpools.<\/p>\n

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The cruise move away from the land and moving towards the Seto Inland Sea.<\/p>\n

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The indoor seats\u00a0are colorful and pretty.\u00a0 Most passengers would rather be outside and this make a nice spot for me to shoot a picture with these colorful chairs.<\/p>\n

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Try to Spot Little Wind Farm\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

You also spot some wind turbines from afar.\u00a0 Very small wind farm as compared to the one I saw in Palm Springs California<\/a> and Dabencheng Xinjiang China<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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After 10 mins in the cruise ride, the staff who work in the cruise will called all passengers out to see the whirlpools.<\/p>\n

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Naruto Whirlpools<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The tidal current of the Naruto Strait is fast, ranked one of the 3 biggest tidal currents in the world, and the flow of this current into the narrow strait between the Pacific Ocean and the Inland Sea of Japan is the main cause of the whirlpools.<\/p>\n

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Baby Whirlpools<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Below picture were several tiny whirlpools because I did not come at the best timing.\u00a0 I came here at the end of October and based on the schedule on that day, the best time to watch the bigger and more intense whirlpools is the earliest boat at around 9 am.<\/p>\n

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There are more\u00a0 whirlpools when the cruise sail near or under Onaruto Bridge.<\/p>\n

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Seto Inland Sea<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Onaruto Bridge \u5927\u9cf4\u9580\u6a4b<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When the cruise move to the Inland Seto Sea, you can see whole Onaruto Bridge from the water. Onaruto Bridge also known as Great Naruto Bridge can be seen beautifully connecting Awaji Island with Naruto, Tokushima on Oge Island.<\/p>\n

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The whole duration only took us less than an hour.<\/p>\n

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Wonder Naruto Cruise Review<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The cruise (below picture) that I boarded on was called “Wonder” Naruto Cruise and it did not has a underwater observatory room. It still works perfect for me as I prefer to watch it from the top and have closer touch with mother nature, the air, wind, sun, splashing of water from the Naruto whirlpools waves.<\/p>\n