Naruto whirlpools

ukiyo-e print shows a Naruto whirlpool.]]

The strait between Naruto and Awaji island has a width of about 1.3 km. The strait is one of the connections between the Pacific Ocean and the Inland Sea, a body of water separating Honshū and Shikoku, two of the main islands of Japan. The tide moves large amounts of water into the Inland Sea twice per day, and also removes large amounts of water twice a day. With a range of up to 1.7 m, the tide creates a difference in the water level of up to 1.5 m between the Inland Sea and the Pacific. Due to the narrowness of the strait, the water rushes through the Naruto channel at a speed of about 13-15 km/h four times per day, twice flowing in and twice flowing out. During a spring tide, the speed of the water may reach 20 km/h, creating vortices up to 20 m in diameter.

The current in the strait is the fastest in Japan and the fourth fastest in the world after the Saltstraumen outside Bodø in Norway, which reaches speeds of 37 km/h, the Moskstraumen off the Lofoten islands in Norway (the original maelstrom), which reaches speeds of 27.8 km/h; and the Old Sow whirlpool in New Brunswick, Canada, which has been measured with a speed of up to 27.6 km/h.

The whirlpools can be observed from ships, or from the Naruto Bridge spanning the strait. The suspension bridge has a total length of 1629 m, with the center span over the strait having a length of 876 m and a height of 41 m above sea level. A good view is also possible from the shore on Awaji island.

External links

Listed in the following categories:
Post a comment
Tips & Hints
Arrange By:
There are no tips nor hints for Naruto whirlpools yet. Maybe be you will be the first one to post useful information for fellow travellers? :)
6.4/10
1,434 people have been here

Hotels nearby

See all hotels See all
Hotel & Resorts MINAMIAWAJI

starting $65

Minsyuku Kancyousou

starting $0

Kyukamura Minamiawaji (Awajishima)

starting $134

Wakashio (Awajishima)

starting $0

Awaji Island Uzushio Onsen Umemaru

starting $329

Uzushio Onsen Sakaguchiso (Awajishima)

starting $0

Recommended sights nearby

See all See all
Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
Olive Jinja

is a Greek-style Shinto shrine on the island of Shōdoshima in the

Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
Wakayama Castle

Шаблон:Nihongo in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, sits at the m

Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
Yashima-ji

Yashima-ji (屋島寺) is a Shingon temple in Yashima, a lava plateau to th

Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
新屋島水族館

新屋島水族館(しんやしますいぞくかん、英称:New Yashima Aquarium)は、香川県高松市屋島東町にある水族館。標高約300m

Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
Akashi Kaikyō Bridge

The Шаблон:Nihongo, also known as the Pearl Bridge, links the city

Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
Akashi Castle

Akashi Castle (明石城, Akashijō) is a Japanese castle in Akashi, Hyōgo

Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
Takamatsu Airport

Takamatsu Airport (高松空港, Takamatsu Kūkō) (IATA: TAK, ICAO: RJO

Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
Kansai International Airport

Kansai International Airport (関西国際空港, Kansai Kokusai Kūkō, collo

Similar tourist attractions

See all See all
Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
Saltstraumen

Saltstraumen is a sound with a strong tidal current located in

Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
Skookumchuck Narrows

Skookumchuck Narrows forms the entrance of Sechelt Inlet on British

Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
Breiðafjörður

Breiðafjörður is a large shallow bay, about 50 km wide and 125 km lo

Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
Kuyalnik Estuary

Kuyalnik Estuary (Ukrainian: Куяльницький лиман, Crimean Tatar: K

Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
Gulf of Patience

Gulf of Patience (Russian: Залив Терпения, Zaliv Terpeniya) i

See all similar places