Japan Travel: Observation spots Naruto whirlpools, Boats, Park, Naruto city, Shikoku
Japan Travel: Observation spots Naruto whirlpools, Boats, Park, Naruto city, Shikoku
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Naruto, part of Tokushima Prefecture, is the northeastern most city on Shikoku Island. The city is known for its swirling whirlpools. You can see them in the Strait of Naruto underneath the Onaruto Bridge which connects Tokushima to Awaji Island.
Naruto is also the starting point of the Shikoku Pilgrimage or Henro, which is a religious pilgrimage where one goes around visiting the 88 holy temples on Shikoku.
About Naruto whirlpools
The Naruto whirlpools are tidal whirlpools in the Naruto Strait, a channel between Naruto in Tokushima and Awaji Island in Hyōgo, Japan. They are created by the large volumes of water moving between the Seto Inland Sea and the Pacific Ocean between high and low tide, combined with the unique underwater geography of the narrow strait.
Because of the change of tides, the whirlpools occur roughly every six hours and can typically be seen once in the morning and once in the afternoon for an hour or two. The whirlpools vary in size, depending on the strength of the tides. They tend to be larger in summer than in winter, and are largest during spring tides, which appear every two weeks.
Under ideal conditions, whirlpools of up to 20 meters in diameters can be seen. On the other hand, there is not much to see outside of the peak times or on calm days. So it always helps to check the tide schedule before heading out. (English and Chinese time table available on the internet.)
The whirlpools are not dangerous to boats. They are great ways to view from sightseeing cruises which get right up next to and among the whirlpools. Some companies run tours from nearby piers on Shikoku.
The next best views are from “Uzu no Michi”, an enclosed walkway that stretches under the Onaruto Bridge and overlooks the whirlpools. The walkway's observation room is placed 45 meters above the whirlpools below which can be observed through glass windows set in the floor.
Naruto Park, the park surrounding the attractions around the whirlpools, also has a number of walking trails and viewpoints found around it with views of the whirlpools and Onaruto Bridge. There are two good viewpoints. One is the Senjojiki Observatory. Another is Eska Hill, which accessible via a 68 meter long, a toll escalator with a cost of 400yen. It also has restaurants and shops.
Also found in the park is the Onaruto Bridge Museum Eddy, which is devoted to the construction of the Onaruto Bridge, its whirlpools and the strait. The Otsuka Museum of Art, Japan's largest museum stands out toward the park's southern edge.
Access Information
Naruto Park is placed about seven kilometers north of central Naruto City.
One or two buses per hour run between Naruto Station and Naruto Park. The one way ride takes 25 minutes with a cost of 310 yen. Buses stop near the Naruto Kosoku bus stop along the way, where it is possible to transfer to highway buses. Highway buses traveling in the direction of Tokushima (but not in the opposite direction) also stop at Naruto Koen-guchi bus stop in Naruto Park along the expressway.
Most attractions in Naruto Park are within walking distance of each other. Only the Uzushio Most buses between Naruto Station and Naruto Park stop at the sightseeing boat pier along the way, Kakosen sightseeing boat pier is not centrally located, and lies two kilometers away thought.
Uzushio Kankosen Boat Tours
Hours: 9:00 to 16:20 (boat tours depart every 30 to 40 minutes)
Closed: No closing days
Admission: Aqua Eddy: 2260 yen
Wonder Naruto: 1580 yen (2580 yen for the upper deck)
Variety of discounted combination tickets are available
Uzushio Kisen Boat Tours
Hours: 8:00 to 16:30 (boat tours depart every 30 minutes)
Closed: No closing days
Admission: 1550 yen
Variety of discounted combination tickets are available
Uzu no Michi - Bridge Observation Deck
Hours: 9:00 to 17:00 (entry until 16:30)
Longer hours during Golden Week and the summer holidays
Closed: The 2nd Monday of March, June, September and December
Admission: 510 yen
Variety of discounted combination tickets are available
Japan Travel: Naruto whirlpools Sightseeing cruises Naruto city, Shikoku Tokushima13 Moopon
Japan Travel: Naruto whirlpools Sightseeing cruises Naruto city, Shikoku Tokushima13 Moopon
Naruto, part of Tokushima Prefecture, is the northeastern most city on Shikoku Island. The city is known for its swirling whirlpools. You can see them in the Strait of Naruto underneath the Onaruto Bridge which connects Tokushima to Awaji Island.
Naruto is also the starting point of the Shikoku Pilgrimage or Henro, which is a religious pilgrimage where one goes around visiting the 88 holy temples on Shikoku.
About Naruto whirlpools
Because of the change of tides, the whirlpools occur roughly every six hours and can typically be seen once in the morning and once in the afternoon for an hour or two.
Under ideal conditions, whirlpools of up to 20 meters in diameters can be seen. On the other hand, there is not much to see outside of the peak times or on calm days. So it always helps to check the tide schedule before heading out. (English and Chinese time table available on the internet.)
The whirlpools are great ways to view from sightseeing cruises which get right up next to and among the whirlpools.
The next best views are from “Uzu no Michi”, an enclosed walkway that stretches under the Onaruto Bridge and overlooks the whirlpools. The walkway's observation room is placed 45 meters above the whirlpools below which can be observed through glass windows set in the floor.
Naruto Park has a number of walking trails and viewpoints found around it with views of the whirlpools and Onaruto Bridge. There are two good viewpoints. One is the Senjojiki Observatory. Another is Eska Hill.
Also found in the park is the Onaruto Bridge Museum Eddy, which is devoted to the construction of the Onaruto Bridge, its whirlpools and the strait.
Access Information
Naruto Park is placed about seven kilometers north of central Naruto City.
One or two buses per hour run between Naruto Station and Naruto Park. The one way ride takes 25 minutes with a cost of 310 yen. Buses stop near the “Naruto Kosoku” bus stop along the way, where it is possible to transfer to highway buses. Highway buses traveling in the direction of Tokushima also stop at “Naruto Koen-guchi” bus stop in Naruto Park along the expressway.
Uzushio Kankosen Boat Tours
Hours: 9:00am to 4:20pm (boat tours depart every 30 to 40 minutes)
Closed: Open year-round
Admission: Aqua Eddy: 2260 yen
Wonder Naruto: 1580 yen (2580 yen for the upper deck)
Uzushio Kisen Boat Tours
Hours: 8:00am to 4:30pm (boat tours depart every 30 minutes)
Closed: Open year-round
Admission: 1550 yen
Uzu no Michi - Bridge Observation Deck
Hours: 9:00am to 5:00pm (entry until 4:30pm)
Longer hours during Golden Week and the summer holidays
Closed: The 2nd Monday of March, June, September and December
Admission: 510 yen
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うずしお観光船 わんだーなると アクアエディ Naruto Tokushima Whirlpools Wonder Naruto Aqua Eddy
20分くらい待ちましたが、わんだーなるととアクアエディが港にやって来ました。
大きいほうがわんだーなるとでこちらは値段が安い方です。
小さいほうがアクアエディで海底が見えるようになっています。値段がちょっと高めです。でも、船底がガラス張りになっているので、海の中からうずしおが見たい人は、アクアエディがおすすめですよ。
I waited about 20 minutes, but Aqua Eddy and Wonder Naruto, they are name of ship, came to the harbor. Larger ship, Wonder Naruto, price is cheap.
Aqua Eddy is smaller, but price is more expensive. Its' bottom has been glassed in, who want to see the whirlpools from the sea, I recommend Aqua Eddy.
Inside Aqua Eddy Tour Boat
Inside the Aqua Eddy boat
鳴門 渦潮 アクアエディ＆わんだーなると到着しました。 Wonder Naruto and Aqua Eddie to watch Whirlpools
鳴門 渦潮 アクアエディ＆わんだーなるとがやってきました。小さい方がアクアエディ、大きいほうが わんだーなると です。私は、今回わんだーなるとに乗ります。
Naruto Whirlpools Aqua Eddie & Wonder Naruto came. Smaller is Aqua Eddie, is when more becomes Wonder large. I will ride in this Wonder Naruto.
090620 鳴門の渦潮 Naruto Whirlpools
大型観潮船「わんだーなると」から撮影した渦潮の映像です。
View of large ship tide Wonder-naruto video taken from the whirlpool.
watch a whirling current わんだーなるとに乗船
I got into a boat to watch a whirling current in Naruto-shi, Tokushima.
徳島県鳴門市でわんだーなるとに乗船しました。
【大潮】鳴門 渦潮 観潮船わんだーなるとにて Whirlpools of Naruto
1分10秒頃から渦の映像になります。大型観潮船わんだーなるとから見た鳴門の渦潮です。あいにくの曇り空でしたが、大潮で潮流が速く、うずはよく見えました。世界三大潮流のひとつ鳴門海峡の渦潮が、世界遺産に登録される事を望んでやみません。
豪快な渦を見るために、なるべく大潮の日で、なおかつ潮見表で渦潮の見ごろの時間帯を確認して、その時間に合わせて見に行かれることをお勧めします。
私が乗った鳴門観光汽船の潮見表ページは↓
It becomes the vortex of the video from around 1 minute 10 seconds. It is Naruto Whirlpools seen from when it comes Wandaｰ large view tide ship. It was unfortunate cloudy sky, fast tide in the spring tide, vortex seemed well. Whirlpools of Naruto Strait one of the world's three major trend does not stop hoping that it is registered as a World Heritage Site.
In order to see the exciting vortex, as much as possible in the day of the spring tide, and yet to confirm the time zone of the bloom of whirlpools in the tide table, it is recommended that you go to see in accordance with the time.
The tide table page of Naruto tourism steamship that I rode ↓
鳴門の渦潮・渦の道から Whirlpools of Naruto
23秒からうずの映像です。鳴門海峡にかかる大鳴門橋の橋げた空間にある観光施設「渦の道」から見た鳴門の渦潮です。最速潮流時刻から1時間後位のうずの様子です。観潮船のデッキでテレビ番組か何かの撮影をしていました。船の間近で渦が巻いていました。あいにくの曇り空でしたが、大潮だったので、うずがたくさん見えました。
豪快な渦を見るために、なるべく大潮の日で、なおかつ潮見表で渦潮の見ごろの時間帯を確認して、その時間に合わせて見に行かれることをお勧めします。
「渦の道」の潮見表ページは↓
From 23 seconds is the image of the vortex. It is Naruto Whirlpools seen from such tourist facilities vortex of the road on the bridge girder space of large naruto to Naruto Strait. The fastest is the state of the tide time from one hour after the position vortex. It was a shooting or something television program in Mishio ship deck. Close in the vortex of the ship had rolled. It was unfortunate cloudy sky, because it was spring tide, eddy I saw a lot.
In order to see the exciting vortex, as much as possible in the day of the spring tide, and yet to confirm the time zone of the bloom of whirlpools in the tide table, it is recommended that you go to see in accordance with the time.
The tide table page of the vortex of the road ↓
Naruto whirlpools 鳴門の渦潮
Naruto Strait is located between the Awaji Island and Shikoku. By tidal flows out into the Pacific Ocean from a large amount of seawater is the Seto Inland Sea. Tide is flowing at a rate of 13 ~ 15 km/h. Because of this early flow, vortices are generated.
鳴門海峽位於淡路島與四國之間。受潮汐伸到太平洋從大量的海水是瀨戶內海。潮汐流動在13約15公里/小時的速度。因為這個早期流動時，產生渦流。
나루토 해협은 아와 지 섬과 시코쿠 사이에 위치하고 있습니다. 밖으로 해수의 많은 양의 태평양에 조수의 흐름으로 세토 나이 카이입니다. 조류는 13 ~ 15kmh의 속도로 흐르고 있습니다. 이 때문에 초기 흐름의 와류가 생성됩니다.
Naruto Estrecho está situado entre la isla de Awaji y Shikoku. Por las mareas en el océano Pacífico, desde una gran cantidad de agua de mar es el mar interior de Seto. Marea está fluyendo a un ritmo de 13 ~ 15 km/h. Debido a este flujo temprano, se generan vórtices.
The biggest WHIRLPOOL in the world
The Naruto whirlpools occur along the Shikoku coast of the Naruto Straight, and are created by the large volumes of water moving between the Seto Inland Sea and the Pacific Ocean between high and low tide, combined with the unique underwater geography of the narrow straight.
According to the change of tides, the whirlpools occur roughly every six hours and can typically be seen once in the morning and once in the afternoon for an hour or two. The whirlpools vary in size, depending on the intensity of the tides. They tend to be larger in summer than in winter, and are largest during spring tides, which occur every two weeks.
Under ideal conditions, whirlpools of up to 20 meters in diameters can be observed. On the other hand, there is not much to see on calm days or outside of the peak times. Therefore, it is of great importance to check the whirlpool schedules (see links below) before making a visit to Naruto.
The whirlpools are not dangerous to boats and are best viewed from sightseeing cruises which get right up next to and among the whirlpools. There are two companies that run tours from nearby piers on Shikoku and one that operates from Awaji Island on the opposite side of the straight.
On the Shikoku side, Uzushio Kisen operates small boats with water level decks from a pier just outside Naruto Park. A little bit further away lies the pier of Uzushio Kankosen, which operates the Aqua Eddy (medium sized boats with two decks and underwater windows) and Wonder Naruto (large sized boats with two decks) to the whirlpools.
As the whirlpools are best viewed from a higher vantage point, it is recommended to take a Wonder Naruto boat tour which offers the best views from its upper first-class deck at an additional charge. Boat tours by both companies last 20 to 30 minutes with two departures per hour.
The next best views are from Uzu no Michi, an enclosed walkway that extends under the Onaruto Bridge and overlooks the whirlpools. The walkway's observation room sits 45 meters above the whirlpools below which can be seen through glass windows set in the floor.
Naruto Park (Naruto Koen), the park encompassing the attractions around the whirlpools, also has a number of walking trails and viewpoints found around it with views of the whirlpools and Onaruto Bridge. The best views of the swirling water are from the Senjojiki Observatory. Another viewpoint, Eska Hill, is accessible via a 68 meter long, paid escalator, but its restaurants and shops appear rather run down.
Also found in the park is the Onaruto Bridge Museum Eddy, which is devoted to the construction of the Onaruto Bridge, the straight and its whirlpools. And last but not least, the Otsuka Museum of Art, Japan's largest museum, stands out toward the southern edge of the park and displays nothing but reproductions of Western Art.
うず潮観潮船「わんだーなると」
うず潮観潮船「わんだーなると」乗船記録
鳴門海峡渦潮観光・淡路島のうずしおクルーズ船にて Whirlpools of Naruto
渦の映像は2分頃からです。淡路島のうずしおクルーズ船の日本丸に乗って鳴門の渦潮を見てきました。最速潮流の時間帯になる船便のひとつ前の便に乗りました。最初は小さな渦でしたが、時間とともに大きくきれいな渦が見られるようになり大満足です。帰港途中に、次の便の咸臨丸とすれ違いました。この便に乗っていればもっと大きな渦が見えたかも知れませんが、道中の景色もきれいで、ゆったりとリゾート気分を味わえました。行きも帰りもスタッフが”手”を振って送り迎えしてくれました。またぜひ行きたいです。淡路発の観潮船、超おすすめです。
豪快な渦を見るために、なるべく大潮の日で、なおかつ潮見表で渦潮の見ごろの時間帯を確認して、その時間に合わせて見に行かれることをお勧めします。
私が乗ったジョイポート南淡路運営のうずしおクルーズの潮見表ページは↓
The video of the vortex is from about 2 minutes. We have seen the whirlpools of Naruto riding on Japan round of Awaji Island Whirlpools cruise ship. Although I rode to the previous flights of the shipping service to be in the time zone of the fastest tidal current, very happy beautiful vortex is seen. On the way return to port, was passing and the next flight Kanrin Maru. You might have more large eddy seemed if riding on this flight, but along the way the scenery is beautiful, we taste resort feeling leisurely. Also I went back also told me to drop off and pick up waving the staff is hand. Also I want to go by all means. Awaji departure of watching tide ship, super recommended.
In order to see the exciting vortex, as much as possible in the day of the spring tide, and yet to confirm the time zone of the bloom of whirlpools in the tide table, it is recommended that you go to see in accordance with the time.
The tide table page Whirlpools Cruise of Joy port south Awaji management that I rode ↓
鳴門 うずしお観光船 わんだーなると 船からの風景 1/5
鳴門 渦潮 船 わんだーなると出航しました。
鳴門 渦潮 船。渦潮を見に行って来ます。わんだーなると出航です。生で渦潮を見るのは初めてでドキドキワクワクします。(・∀・)
【160312】うずしお汽船・２
2016年3月12日15:00発の便に乗船した時の映像です。
【FHD】鳴門観光汽船からの渦潮
大鳴門橋の真下で観光船から鳴門の渦潮を見物。ただ、視座が低いため渦を巻いている様はわかりにくいかもしれません。でも、改めて映像で見たほうが肉眼で見ていた時よりはわかりやすいような気もします。