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Shirakawa City
Fukushima Prefecture · City
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Shirakawa City is in the southern Nakadori region. In ancient times the Shirakawa Barrier was set up here, and the area has long been seen as "the gateway to Michinoku (northern Japan)." It has Shirakawa Komine Castle, with its beautiful stone walls, and Nanko Park, which Matsudaira Sadanobu, lord of the Shirakawa Domain, built as a place for people of every social class to enjoy. Shirakawa ramen is also popular.
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.
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Places to visit
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture
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