Tokushima Prefecture

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Tokushima Prefecture
Watch sea whirlpools from a boat or a bridge
Where the tide rushes through the narrow Naruto Strait between Awaji Island and Shikoku, the water spins into whirlpools. Watch them from a sightseeing boat, or look straight down at them through a glass floor under the bridge. They are strongest for about an hour and a half either side of the fastest tide, and biggest in spring and autumn, so check the tide table; Naruto is about 2 hours from Osaka by highway bus.
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See famous paintings recreated at full size
This museum shows famous Western paintings, from ancient wall paintings to modern art, reproduced at their real size on ceramic panels. Walk the large galleries in order of era and see side by side works that really hang in different countries. It is in Naruto, on the island of Shikoku, about two hours by highway bus from Osaka, and seeing it all takes half a day.
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A strait town of whirlpools and sea bream
Naruto, at the northeastern tip of Shikoku facing Awaji Island, sits on a narrow strait where the tide rushes through so fast that it spins the sea into whirlpools. Look straight down at them through a glass floor in a walkway under a bridge, then eat local sea bream (tai), said to be firm from swimming in the fast water, as sashimi or over rice. It is about two hours from Osaka by highway bus, so it works as a day trip; the whirlpools are biggest around high and low tide, so check the tide table first.

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