The Naruto Swirl | One of the most feared in the world. Brutal!

Nature offers us innumerable times spectacles that leave us open-mouthed. Some impress us with their beauty, like Aurora borealis or the rain of stars of the Night of San Lorenzo and some because of the danger they imply such as volcanic eruptions or tornadoes. In some places in the world as Japan , Scotland , Norway or U.S one of these last phenomena occurs: the whirlpools. In Japan there is one that has become a tourist attraction because of its spectacular nature: The whirlpool of Naruto. One of the most feared in the world. Brutal!

The Naruto Strait is a natural channel that separates the city of Naruto and the island of Awaji. In this channel the waters of the Pacific Ocean are united with those of the Inner Sea of ​​Japan (Inner Sea of ​​Seto) to the south of Japan. At a certain point of the channel, the waters of the two seas collide and this phenomenon, together with the change of tides and the narrowness of the passage, is what gives rise to the Awesome Naruto Swirl .

The whirlpool of Naruto, one of the most feared in the world

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The characteristics that make the swirls or swirl of Naruto one of the most dangerous and at the same time visually more extraordinary is on the one hand the size of its vortex, which reaches 20 meters in diameter, on the other the speed of the current of the whirlpool, which is the fourth fastest in the world, reaching the 20 km. per hour and finally the fact that it appears 4 times a day coinciding with the tides. The whirlpools are bigger and more violent when there is a full moon. In very few occasions a whirlpool is capable of overturning a boat, but it is easy for drowning divers or swimmers trapped by the vortex.

The Naruto Swirl

Three ways to see Naruto's whirlpool

In the Tourist Office of Tokushima they give all the information about the schedules of the tides so that the tourists can enjoy this natural spectacle.

Boat : The boat that approaches the whirlpool of Naruto several times a day is one of the main tourist attractions in the area. The authorized boats approach the eddies so that the passage can experience how the sea flows and the movement of the tides.

The swirl of Naruto 1

From the bridge that crosses the strait : Under the causeway of the Ōnaruto bridge, which goes from Awaji Island to Tokushima, there is a walkway with semi-glazed soil that allows you to see the whirlpools when you walk through it from a height of over 40 meters. In addition, there is an observatory in a space of the bridge, next to the south tower, from which you can see perfectly the pattern that creates the whirlpool.

The swirl of Naruto 2

From the shore : If you prefer to stay on the mainland, you will also have good views of the Naruto swirl or Naruto swirls from the coast, preferably from the side of the island of Awaji.

Did you know the Naruto swirl ? Would you rather go by boat or see it from the catwalk? If you know other famous swirls, share it with us!

Images: Hellbuny , Kounosu


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