NARUTO, Tokushima Prefecture—The “uzushio” tidal whirlpools are now at their best in the Naruto Strait here, drawing tourists from both Japan and abroad for the thrilling nature show. Multiple ...

The spring whirlpool viewing season has begun in the Naruto Strait in Tokushima Prefecture. The "whirlpool opening" is held every year by Naruto City and the Tourism Association on the day of the ...

NARUTO, Tokushima Prefecture–The famed whirlpools of the Naruto Strait are swirling at their seasonal peak, the natural phenomena captivating visitors as powerful spring tides drive strong currents ...

Naruto’s whirlpools, which measure up to 20m in a spring tide and are at their most impressive from late March to late April, are the world’s largest, beating those at Norway’s Saltstraumen Strait and ...

The main reason I decided to visit Kobe in Japan earlier this year was not because I wanted to sample the famous Kobe beef in its city of inception, or to see a former earthquake zone. It was because ...

NARUTO, Tokushima -- The spring sightseeing season for the Naruto whirlpools in the straight between this city and Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, started on March 2. On that day, ...

TOKUSHIMA -- The Naruto whirlpools that swirl in the Naruto Strait between the Tokushima Prefecture city of Naruto and Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture are reaching their seasonal peak. According to ...

woodblock print, from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue), signed Hiroshige hitsu (Brush of Hiroshige), censor’s seal aratame (examined), published by ...