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Discover Ama in Japan

Ama in the region of Hyōgo is a town located in Japan - some 299 mi or ( 481 km ) West of Edo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ama

Local time in Ama is now 03:19 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tsudacho, Tosadomari, Tokushima, Shizuoka, and Shirosaki. When in this area, you might want to check out Tsudacho . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ama ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Dead or Alive ?

0:10 min by GadgetKei
Views: 5658 Rating: 3.00

slicing a red sea bream and presenting it at table in its original form: Tai no ikezukuri ..

Sea-firefly淡路島のウミホタル観察会(阿万)2011年7月3日

7:45 min by numata981
Views: 3841 Rating: 5.00

[Umihotaru] observation association of Awajishima where ghost reflects 淡路島のウミホタル観察会をEOS Kiss X4で撮影iso6400 Nikon50mmF1.2レンズ使用淡路島のウミホタル観察会のお問い合わせは鳴門タクシー(株)www.narutotx.com までお願いいたします。 ..


思い出のアルバム/藤岡幹大

2:04 min by mikio158cm
Views: 3390 Rating: 5.00

Album of memories(omoide no arubamu) 演奏:藤岡幹大Player:mikio fujioka 場所:兵庫県南あわじ市(旧三原町) Place: south awaji city,Hyogo Prefecture 2010年春 ..

[V0098] 030601 淡路島から大鳴門橋で大毛島と高島を周遊して小鳴門橋や小鳴門大橋や撫養橋で四国へ渡る Japanese country roads; Tokushima Naruto

10:56 min by SenbaMasaki
Views: 2978 Rating: 5.00

●動画開始地点: 地図拡大表示の中心点 (RECORDING START POINT): Center point of this map maps.live.com ●参照ページ: (REFERENCE WEB PAGE): [0103] cult.jp [2441] cult.jp ●説明: (EXPLANATION): 兵庫県南あわじ市の旧西淡(せいだん)町から鳴門(なると)海峡を渡る神戸淡 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Naruto whirlpools

The Naruto whirlpools are tidal whirlpools in the Naruto Strait, a channel between Naruto in Tokushima and Awaji Island in Hyōgo, Japan. The strait between Naruto and Awaji island has a width of about 1.3 km . The strait is one of the connections between the Pacific Ocean and the Inland Sea, a body of water separating Honshū and Shikoku, two of the main islands of Japan. The tide moves large amounts of water into the Inland Sea twice per day, and also removes large amounts of water twice a day.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.24 134.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Bodies of water of Japan, Geography of Tokushima Prefecture, Visitor attractions in Tokushima Prefecture, Whirlpools

Ōnaruto Bridge

The Ōnaruto Bridge is a suspension bridge on the route connecting Kobe with Naruto, Tokushima, Japan. Completed in 1985, it has a main span of 876 metres . Although it is one of the largest bridges in the world, it is dwarfed by the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, which is on the same route. In 2004, 6.8 million cars and trucks crossed this bridge, translating into a daily average of about 18,600.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.24 134.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 1985, Suspension bridges in Japan

Naruto Strait

Naruto Strait is a strait between Awaji Island and Shikoku in Japan. It connects Harima Nada, the eastern part of the Inland Sea and the Kii Channel. A famous feature of the strait is the Naruto whirlpools. Ōnaruto Bridge, the southern part of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway, crosses over it.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.24 134.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Geography of Hyōgo Prefecture, Straits of Japan, Visitor attractions in Hyōgo Prefecture

Ōtsuka Museum of Art

The Ōtsuka Museum of Art in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture is the largest exhibition space in Japan. It houses over a thousand full-size ceramic reproductions of major works of art, including the Sistine Chapel, Scrovegni Chapel, triclinium of the Villa of the Mysteries, and Guernica. The works are transfer-printed from photographs before being fired and retouched. A robot named 'Mr Art' gives hour-long gallery talks. The museum cost industrialist Masahito Ōtsuka $400,000,000.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.23 134.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Ceramic art, Ceramics museums in Japan, Museums in Tokushima Prefecture

Pocarisweat Stadium

Naruto Otsuka Sports Park Pocarisweat Stadium, or Pocarisweat Stadium in short, is a multi-purpose stadium in Naruto, Tokushima, Japan. Its original name was Naruto Athretic Park Stadium, which was renamed by the naming rights by Otsuka Pharmaceutical and after its product Pocari Sweat. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as a home ground of Tokushima Vortis. The stadium holds 20,441 people.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.17 134.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Athletics (track and field) venues in Japan, Football venues in Japan, Multi-purpose stadiums in Japan, Rugby union stadiums in Japan, Sports venues in Tokushima Prefecture, Tokushima Vortis

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