Naruto, Tokushima

Naruto 鳴門市
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Location of Naruto in Tokushima
Naruto
Coordinates: 34°10′N 134°37′E / 34.167°N 134.617°E / 34.167; 134.617Coordinates: 34°10′N 134°37′E / 34.167°N 134.617°E / 34.167; 134.617
Country	Japan
Region	Shikoku
Prefecture	Tokushima
Government
– Mayor	Tadashi Yoshida
Area
– Total	135.46 km2 (52.3 sq mi)
Population (2010)
– Total	61,522
– Density	454/km2 (1,175.9/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Symbols
- 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 in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.

In the quinquennial census of 2010, the city had a population of 61,522 (2005: 63,200).^[1] With a total area of 135.46 km² (52 sq mi) the population density is 454 persons per km².

The city was founded on March 15, 1947.

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

Education

• Naruto University of Education

Traditional arts

• Ōtani-yaki

See also

• Bandō POW camp

External links

• (Japanese) Naruto official website
• (English) Naruto official website
• Kitaro Shikoku Peace Bell Project

References

1. ^ "2010 census". Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. http://www.stat.go.jp/data/kokusei/2010/jinsoku/zuhyou/jinsoku.xls. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
2. ^ "Naruto". Japan National Tourism Organization. http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/regional/tokushima/naruto.html. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
3. ^ "Otsuka Museum of Art". Japan National Tourism Organization. http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/arrange/attractions/facilities/art_museums/83dn3a000000hd27.html. Retrieved 29 April 2011.