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Naka Town
Tokushima Prefecture · Town
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Naka Town spreads through the mountains of the upper Naka River and is the 2nd largest municipality in Tokushima Prefecture after Miyoshi City. It has many waterfalls, such as Ogama Falls and Otodoro Falls, and the Takanose Gorge is known for autumn leaves. The town is known for Kito yuzu citrus and omoto plants, and tea growing is also active.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
ShopMirai Convenience Store
WaterfallOgama Fallswaterfall
Shinto shrineHiruko ShrineShinto shrine in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeKurotaki-ji Templetemple in Naka, Tokushima
GorgeKonosekyo
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Washi-no-suroadside station in Naka, Naka district, Tokushima prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Wajikiroadside station in Naka, Naka district, Tokushima prefecture, Japan
WaterfallOtodoro Falls
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Momijigawa-onsenroadside station in Naka, Naka district, Tokushima prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this town
- Mt. Jirogyu1,930 m
- Mt. Ishidate1,708 m
- Mt. Oryudani1,653 m
- Mt. Shinkuro1,635 m
- Mt. Gonta1,606 m
- Heikedaira1,604 m
- Mt. Kumosa1,496 m
- Mt. Akagio1,436 m
- Aonoto1,434 m
- Mt. Yutomaru1,372 m
- Mt. Nishimata1,360 m
- Mt. Nishimine1,349 m
- Mt. Nishi1,326 m
- Mt. Rokuro1,287 m
- Mt. Ikenoko1,283 m
- Shigakinomaru1,163 m
- Momonomaru1,155 m
- Kobe-maru1,117 m
- Mt. Unagitodoro1,046 m
- Kumadani1,011 m
- Mt. Hachiro919 m
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Tokushima Prefecture
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