The world’s largest “Naruto whirlpools” that look through the glass 45m above from the sea is so thrilling! My legs were unconsciously frozen with fear of falling the glass! Naruto Strait is a 1.3-km strait between Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture and Oge Island in Tokushima Prefecture. Naruto Strait is very famous for its whirlpools and is said to be one of the world’s three major tidal currents, along with the “Strait of Messina” in Italy and the “Seymour Narrows” in the United States. Mechanism of whirlpools in the Naruto Strait The whirlpools in the Naruto Strait are related to the tidal currents caused by the ebb and flow of […]