| As enthusiasts of the animation Naruto, we've all heard | | | | currently shown on their city's official website. This city |
| about the word Naruto, but do you know what it truly | | | | was founded in the March of 1947 and as you can |
| means? In Japanese it actually stands for a type of | | | | see that the city itself is still relatively new in |
| Japanese fish cake. This particular fish cake is often | | | | comparison with other parts of Japan. One of the |
| seen with pink surroundings and designs that is seen | | | | most interesting facts about the city is that it contains |
| as a simple spiral form. | | | | the first two of the 88 Shikoku Pilgrimage Buddhist |
| Believe it or not, it is often eaten alongside with soups | | | | temples. Now what makes this fact stands out is the |
| and noodles. Yes, this will include the ramen that | | | | looks of the people from the temple and what they |
| Naruto from the animation that he enjoys. If you | | | | wear. |
| examine the fishcakes carefully, you would also notice | | | | Yes, those traditional Buddhist clothings that pilgrims |
| that the head protector that Naruto wears looks very | | | | wear are closely resembled to ones that the Hokage's |
| much the same as the food itself. From the head | | | | in the animation wear starting with how they dress all |
| protector, thus you'll realize that Kanoha is really | | | | the way to their hats and accessories. So the next |
| revolved around this food and it's kinda interesting to | | | | time you watch Naruto episodes again, you'll know |
| see that these little facts actually ties in together to the | | | | exactly where it's origin as well as where the little |
| centric part of the storyline in this animation. | | | | facts tie up together. I truly believe a lot of time has |
| Besides the fact that it is being seen as a traditional | | | | spent in the making of this animation from the |
| Japanese dish fish cakes, Naruto is also an actual city | | | | Japanese to implement various names, clothing, as well |
| in Japan located in Tokushima a bit towards the | | | | as signs to symbolize the meanings of the traditional |
| southern part of Japan from the central divider. The | | | | Japanese culture. It is truly a masterpiece by all means. |
| city itself is quite small with a population of only 63,784 | | | | |