- Population
- 1,722
- 1.7K
- Elevation
- 585 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Shirakawa Mura
- Airports
- KMQ Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base47 km
- TOY Toyama Kitokito Airport55 km
About Shirakawa Mura
Shirakawa Mura is a municipality. Location: Ōno Gun, Gifu. Population: 1,722. Elevation: 585 m.
Shirakawa (白川村, Shirakawa-mura; lit. 'White River Village') is a village located in Ōno District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is best known for being the site of Shirakawa-gō, a small, traditional village showcasing a building style known as gasshō-zukuri. Together with Gokayama in Nanto, Toyama, it is one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites. As of 1 January 2019, the village had an estimated population of 1,630 in 588 households and a population density of 4.6 persons per km2.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Places bordering Shirakawa Mura
- Nanto-shi
- Takayama
- Furukawa
- Hakusan Shi
Population of Shirakawa Mura over time
| 2010 | 1,733 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,609 | |
| 2020 | 1,487 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Shirakawa Mura
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 13° · Night 4° · Rain 121 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kofu · 164 km east17°
- Fujinomiya · 192 km southeast18°
- Fuji · 200 km southeast20°
- Hottest month
- August (day 29°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- September (270 mm)
- Driest month
- February (102 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) | 3° | 3° | 7° | 15° | 20° | 23° | 27° | 29° | 24° | 18° | 13° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -5° | -2° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 20° | 16° | 9° | 4° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 115 | 102 | 131 | 163 | 165 | 238 | 269 | 230 | 270 | 151 | 121 | 112 |
How to get to Shirakawa Mura
The nearest airport is Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base (KMQ), 47 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Matsutō, 44 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base (KMQ) Kanazawa 47 kmnorthwest
- Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) Toyama 55 kmnortheast
- Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) Matsumoto 94 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Matsutō Population: 110.4K 44 kmnorthwest
- Komatsu Population: 108.5K 44 kmnorthwest
- Kanazawa Population: 466K 49 kmnorthwest
- Takaoka Population: 170.1K 60 kmnorth
- Toyama Population: 415.8K 61 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Shirakawa Mura
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 32 natural sites, 18 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km4 places
- Mount Dainichi Mountain 24 kmS
- Haku-san Mountain 12 kmSW
- Mount Sannomine Mountain 18 kmSW
- Betsu-zan Mountain 16 kmSW
25–60 km8 places
- Kakehashi River River 45 kmNW
- Mount Utatsu Mountain 44 kmNW
- Mount Iō Mountain 34 kmN
- Asano River River 51 kmNW
60–100 km40 places
- Mount Sekidō Mountain 83 kmN
- Toyama-wan Natural site 73 kmN
- Kuzuryu River River 66 kmW
- Sho River River 66 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Shirakawa Mura
2 placesCities & villages1
- Shirakawa-go · Village
Mountains & nature1
- Betsu-zan · Mountain
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Haku-san Mountain, Hakusan Shi12 km SW -
Mount Sannomine Mountain, Takayama Shi18 km SW
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Mount Dainichi Mountain, Gujō Shi24 km S
Sources & licences
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