I was reminded of the Bridge story arc...

[Hikari Tennyo]

hmmm...while poking around looking for Naruto images, I canme across a tour page, offering tours of the Onaruto Bridge, and the whirl pools that form underneath.

After reading the page, it reminded me of the story arc with bridge that was named after Naruto... :-)
Shows where he got the idea, perhaps?

#3. One-day Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge Tour (http://www.congre.co.jp/18wasp/tours.html)

more whirlpool info (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto_whirlpool)

Just little factoids... Enjoy!

[PSJ]

maybe but not really interesting at all..

[Suzu]

Yeha it is a real bridge one of my buddies who did an exchange to Japan lived around that area in a small village in Tokushima

[Kumiriko]

Dosnt naruto mean whirl pool?

[kaigan]

any japanese speaker that can answer kumiriko? i am curious as well.

[meroko01]

i thought uzumaki meant whirlpool ? o_O

[Himura_san]

Originally posted by: meroko01
i thought uzumaki meant whirlpool ? o_O

Yes, Uzumaki indeed means whirlpool.

Naruto is a type of fishcake used in ramen noodles.

Read more about it here. (http://www.blueturnip.com/writing/articles/uzumakinaruto.php)