Naruto [city] - Naruto

Japanese: 鳴門[市] - なると

A city in the northeastern part of Tokushima Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1947. It includes the islands of Shimadajima, Takashima, and Ogeshima, which face the Naruto Strait. The central town of Muya developed as a port town and the center of salt production. In addition to pharmaceutical companies that were established in connection with the salt industry from the mid-Meiji period onwards, there are also chemical and salt factories located here, and Naruto wakame seaweed is a specialty product. Radish and lotus root cultivation is also thriving. It is the base for observing the tide at Naruto. The Takatoku Line and Naruto Line run through the city, and the Onaruto Bridge linking it to Awaji Island was completed in 1985, and the Kobe-Naruto Route of the Honshu-Shikoku Bridge was completed in 1998. 135.66 ^km2 . Population: 61,513 (2010).
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Japanese:

徳島県北東部の市。1947年市制。鳴門海峡に面する島田島，高島，大毛島を含む。中心市街の撫養(むや)は港町，製塩の中心地として発達。明治中期以降塩業と関連して興った製薬のほか，化学，塩業工場が立地し，鳴門ワカメを特産。ダイコン，レンコンの栽培も盛ん。鳴門観潮の基地。高徳線，鳴門線が通じ，1985年には淡路島と結ぶ大鳴門橋が完成，本州四国連絡道路神戸・鳴門ルートは1998年完成。135.66km²。６万1513人（2010）。
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