I think that means 'Naruto Whirlpool'. Yes, it does! (according to jisho.org - they are great, by the way.) The whirlpool at Naruto, in Tokushima ken, is a collection of whirlpools in Naruto Strait, between Shikoku and Honshu. The water moves so quickly (it is the fourth-fastest moving strait in the world, according to wikipedia) that it creates numerous vortexes (or vortices - according to Merriam Webster) that you can see from the bridge above the strait (a little less than a mile long, connecting Tokushima prefecture and Hyogo on Honshu (the main island, according to everyone).
The bridge is really high up in the air and, as we covered in a previous post, I am not overly fond of heights. So my friends opted for the boat option, which meant a ride out into the midst of the whirlpools to see them from sea level. Which is cool, but I am afraid of the ocean. Still, I manned up and went without whining or complaining. I saved that for midnight when they dragged my exhausted self out to karaoke (it was very fun, all things considered. We sang songs from Mary Poppins and Enchanted).
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| You can't really see the whirlpool, but you can see the pirate ship! |
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| me and my homies on the boat |
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Famous picture of a whirlpool. Not necessarily Naruto's.
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This is Naruto the cartoon character. I have never seen the show, but it is consistently in the top five most-watched animes on my anime website. But I couldn't get past the first two minutes. Maybe I should give it another shot, now that I have been to the place from whence his name may have been derived. But I doubt it. He looks too much like a cat.
On to Naoshima!
1 comment:
Are you sure you belong to me? What amazing pix about the water! I am going to have to get a better map. Thanks for being brave so we could see your photos of something so cool.
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