- Population
- 63,427
- 63.4K
- Elevation
- 333 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Shirakawa Shi
- Airports
- FKS Fukushima Airport20 km
- IBR Ibaraki Airport105 km
About Shirakawa Shi
Shirakawa Shi is a district. Location: Fukushima, Japan. Population: 63,427.
Shirakawa (白河市, Shirakawa-shi) is a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2020, the city had an estimated population of 59,393 in 23,546 households and a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 305.3 square kilometres (117.9 sq mi).
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Travel notes for Shirakawa Shi
From Wikivoyage
Shirakawa (白河) is the southernmost city in Nakadori area of Fukushima prefecture, with a population of approximately 60,000 people.
Understand+
The city developed as a castle town at the border of the civilized Kanto region and the wilder Tohoku to the north. There is a park and a memorial at the site where the barrier gate (白河関, Shirakawa-no-seki) is believed to have been.
The famous haiku poet Basho passed through Shirakawa on his travel to the north. See Narrow Road to the Deep North itinerary.
Tourist information site:
The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site with integrated Google Translate.
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Shirakawa is served by the Tohoku Shinkansen, which stops at Shinshirakawa station. The journey from Tokyo takes about 90 minutes and costs around ¥6000 one way.
Shirakawa is also served by the Tohoku Main Line, which links Shinshirakawa station with Shirakawa station.
By car, the trip from Tokyo to Shirakawa takes around three hours using the Tohoku expressway.
JR Bus Tohoku has a regular highway bus service from Shinjuku which also serve Shirakawa, arriving and departing from the Nishigo (西郷) bus stop to the west of Shinshirakawa station. The journey costs ¥3600-\4050 one way, and takes three hours.
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places bordering Shirakawa Shi
- Yabuki Machi
- Nishigō Mura
- Izumizaki Mura
- Nakajima Mura
- Tanagura Machi
- Ishikawa
- Asakawa Machi
- Ten’ei Mura
- Nasu Machi
Twin towns and sister cities of Shirakawa Shi
- Anoka· United States
- Gyōda· Japan
- Kuwana· Japan
- Shimotoda· Japan
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Shirakawa Shi over time
| 2010 | 64,704 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 61,913 | |
| 2021 | 59,044 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Shirakawa Shi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–July, September.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 13° · Night 3° · Rain 65 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 209 km southwest18°
- Kofu · 221 km southwest17°
- Odawara · 229 km southwest19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 28°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- August (189 mm)
- Driest month
- January (33 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 8° | 15° | 20° | 22° | 26° | 28° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -1° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 20° | 16° | 9° | 3° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 33 | 46 | 72 | 100 | 114 | 165 | 159 | 189 | 188 | 125 | 65 | 38 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July September
How to get to Shirakawa Shi
The nearest airport is Fukushima Airport (FKS), 20 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Ibaraki Airport (IBR) (105 km). The nearest large city is Kōriyama, 33 km to the north.
Airports
- Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 20 kmnortheast
- Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 105 kmsouth
- Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 127 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Kōriyama Population: 327.7K 33 kmnorth
- Aizu-Wakamatsu Population: 118.2K 49 kmnorthwest
- Iwaki Population: 357.3K 57 kmeast
- Hitachi Population: 174.5K 68 kmsoutheast
- Utsunomiya Population: 518.8K 70 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Shirakawa Shi
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 19 natural sites, 6 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km8 places
- Mount Bandai Mountain 55 kmN
- Mount Adatara Mountain 55 kmN
- Mount Nasu Mountain 27 kmW
- Chausu Dake Mountain 26 kmW
60–100 km18 places
- Mount Kaba Mountain 92 kmS
- Echigo Sanmyaku Mountain 87 kmNW
- Kuji-gawa River 78 kmSE
- Lake Chūzenji Lake 82 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Shirakawa Shi
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources