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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%8C_%D9%81%D9%88%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7" title="شیراکاوا، فوکوشیما – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="شیراکاوا، فوکوشیما" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirakawa-chh%C4%AB" title="Sirakawa-chhī – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Sirakawa-chhī" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirakawa" title="Shirakawa – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Shirakawa" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirakawa_Shi" title="Shirakawa Shi – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Shirakawa Shi" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirakawa_(Fukushima)" title="Shirakawa (Fukushima) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Shirakawa (Fukushima)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirakawa" title="Shirakawa – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Shirakawa" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirakawa_(Fukushima)" title="Shirakawa (Fukushima) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Shirakawa (Fukushima)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Ciraka%C5%ADa" title="Ŝirakaŭa – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Ŝirakaŭa" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%8C_%D9%81%D9%88%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7" title="شیراکاوا، فوکوشیما – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شیراکاوا، فوکوشیما" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirakawa_(Fukushima)" title="Shirakawa (Fukushima) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Shirakawa (Fukushima)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirakawa,_Fukushima" title="Shirakawa, Fukushima – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Shirakawa, Fukushima" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%8B%9C%EB%9D%BC%EC%B9%B4%EC%99%80%EC%8B%9C" title="시라카와시 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="시라카와시" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirakawa,_Fukushima" title="Shirakawa, Fukushima – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Shirakawa, Fukushima" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirakawa" title="Shirakawa – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Shirakawa" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%8C_%D9%81%D9%88%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7" title="شیراکاوا، فوکوشیما – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="شیراکاوا، فوکوشیما" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirakawa_(Fukushima)" title="Shirakawa (Fukushima) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Shirakawa (Fukushima)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%99%BD%E6%B2%B3%E5%B8%82" title="白河市 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="白河市" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0_(%D0%A4%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0)" title="Сиракава (Фукусима) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Сиракава (Фукусима)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirakawa_(miasto)" title="Shirakawa (miasto) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Shirakawa (miasto)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirakawa_(Fukushima)" title="Shirakawa (Fukushima) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Shirakawa (Fukushima)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirakawa,_Fukushima" title="Shirakawa, Fukushima – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Shirakawa, Fukushima" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0_(%D0%A4%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0)" title="Сиракава (Фукусима) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Сиракава (Фукусима)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirakawa_(Fukushima)" title="Shirakawa (Fukushima) – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Shirakawa (Fukushima)" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirakawa,_Fukushima" title="Shirakawa, Fukushima – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Shirakawa, Fukushima" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirakawa,_Fukushima" title="Shirakawa, Fukushima – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Shirakawa, Fukushima" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0_(%D0%A4%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0)" title="Сиракава (Фукусима) – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Сиракава (Фукусима)" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B0_(%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B0)" title="ชิรากาวะ (จังหวัดฟูกูชิมะ) – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="ชิรากาวะ (จังหวัดฟูกูชิมะ)" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0" title="Ширакава – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Ширакава" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirakawa,_Fuku%C5%9Fima" title="Shirakawa, Fukuşima – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" 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style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Shirakawa"><img alt="Shirakawa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Shirakawa</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"> </div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Shirakawa,_Fukushima&params=37_07_34.7_N_140_12_39.3_E_region:JP_type:city(59393)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">37°07′34.7″N</span> <span class="longitude">140°12′39.3″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">37.126306°N 140.210917°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">37.126306; 140.210917</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_Japan" title="List of regions of Japan">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dhoku_region" title="Tōhoku region">Tōhoku</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Prefectures_of_Japan" title="Prefectures of Japan">Prefecture</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fukushima_Prefecture" title="Fukushima Prefecture">Fukushima</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First official recorded</th><td class="infobox-data">315 AD</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Town settled</th><td class="infobox-data">April 1. 1889</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">City settled</th><td class="infobox-data">April 1, 1949</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Mayor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%88%B4%E6%9C%A8%E5%92%8C%E5%A4%AB_(%E7%99%BD%E6%B2%B3%E5%B8%82%E9%95%B7)" class="extiw" title="ja:鈴木和夫 (白河市長)">Kazuo Suzuki</a> (from July 2007)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">305.32 km<sup>2</sup> (117.88 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(April 2020)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">59,393</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">190/km<sup>2</sup> (500/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B9" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+9">UTC+9</a> (<a href="/wiki/Japan_Standard_Time" title="Japan Standard Time">Japan Standard Time</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Phone number</th><td class="infobox-data">0248-22-1111</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Address</th><td class="infobox-data">7-1 Hachimankōji, Shirakawa, Fukushima 961-0941</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Climate</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">Cfa</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.city.shirakawa.fukushima.jp/">Official website</a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1141396924">.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-none{float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-center{float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em auto}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols .infobox-title{font-size:120%}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols .infobox-subheader{font-weight:bold;background-color:#cddeff}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-island{font-weight:bold;background-color:#cef2e0}</style></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader">Symbols</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="height:0px"></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Bird</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Meadow_bunting" title="Meadow bunting"><i>Emberiza cioides</i></a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Flower</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ume" class="mw-redirect" title="Ume">Ume</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Tree</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Pinus_densiflora" title="Pinus densiflora">Pinus densiflora</a></i></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shirakawa_nanko.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Shirakawa_nanko.jpg/220px-Shirakawa_nanko.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Shirakawa_nanko.jpg/330px-Shirakawa_nanko.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Shirakawa_nanko.jpg/440px-Shirakawa_nanko.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2014" data-file-height="1343" /></a><figcaption>Nanko Park in Shirakawa</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Shirakawa</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">白河市</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Shirakawa-shi</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span> is a <a href="/wiki/Cities_of_Japan" title="Cities of Japan">city</a> located in <a href="/wiki/Fukushima_Prefecture" title="Fukushima Prefecture">Fukushima Prefecture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>. As of 1 April 2020<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shirakawa,_Fukushima&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the city had an estimated <a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population">population</a> of 59,393 in 23,546 households <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> of 190 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area of the city was 305.3 square kilometres (117.9 sq mi). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shirakawa,_Fukushima&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Shirakawa is located in south-central Fukushima prefecture facing the Nasu plateau, and extending to the lowland Shirakawa Basin. </p> <ul><li>Rivers: <a href="/wiki/Abukuma_River" title="Abukuma River">Abukuma River</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Neighboring_municipalities">Neighboring municipalities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shirakawa,_Fukushima&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Neighboring municipalities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Fukushima Prefecture <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asakawa,_Fukushima" title="Asakawa, Fukushima">Asakawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ishikawa,_Fukushima" title="Ishikawa, Fukushima">Ishikawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Izumizaki,_Fukushima" title="Izumizaki, Fukushima">Izumizaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima,_Fukushima" title="Nakajima, Fukushima">Nakajima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nishig%C5%8D,_Fukushima" title="Nishigō, Fukushima">Nishigō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanagura,_Fukushima" title="Tanagura, Fukushima">Tanagura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ten%27ei,_Fukushima" class="mw-redirect" title="Ten'ei, Fukushima">Ten'ei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yabuki,_Fukushima" title="Yabuki, Fukushima">Yabuki</a></li></ul></li> <li>Tochigi Prefecture <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nasu,_Tochigi" title="Nasu, Tochigi">Nasu</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shirakawa,_Fukushima&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Shirakawa has a <a href="/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">humid subtropical climate</a> (Köppen <i>Cfa</i>) characterized by mild summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Shirakawa is 11.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1377 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.3 °C.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Shirakawa (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1940−present) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFA851; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.1<br />(62.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF942A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.9<br />(67.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF7C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.5<br />(74.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.9<br />(84.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF3B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.9<br />(91.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF3200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.1<br />(93.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.0<br />(96.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.9<br />(98.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF3700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.5<br />(92.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF5800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.7<br />(83.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF8104; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.7<br />(72.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF8F1F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.7<br />(69.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">36.9<br />(98.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFFBF8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.0<br />(41.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFF4EA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.0<br />(42.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFDAB5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.8<br />(49.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFB061; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.9<br />(60.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF8C1A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.1<br />(70.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.0<br />(75.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF6100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.4<br />(81.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF5800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.7<br />(83.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF7500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.5<br />(76.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B38; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.9<br />(66.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFC285; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.3<br />(55.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFE8D1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.8<br />(46.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFA954; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">16.9<br />(62.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #E9E9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.6<br />(33.1) </td> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.2<br />(34.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.5<br />(40.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFD7B0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.2<br />(50.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFB367; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.5<br />(59.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF9A35; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.1<br />(66.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF8002; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.8<br />(73.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.7<br />(74.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF952C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.8<br />(67.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFBD7C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.0<br />(57.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.1<br />(46.6) </td> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.1<br />(37.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC99; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">11.9<br />(53.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #D4D4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−3.3<br />(26.1) </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−3.0<br />(26.6) </td> <td style="background: #E5E5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−0.3<br />(31.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFFDFC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.7<br />(40.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFD7AF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.3<br />(50.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFB66E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.0<br />(59.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF9932; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.3<br />(66.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF9226; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.2<br />(68.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFAE5D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.2<br />(61.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFD9B4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.9<br />(49.8) </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.4<br />(38.1) </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1.0<br />(30.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFE9D4; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">7.6<br />(45.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #9E9EFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−13.4<br />(7.9) </td> <td style="background: #9D9DFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−13.6<br />(7.5) </td> <td style="background: #A4A4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−12.3<br />(9.9) </td> <td style="background: #C6C6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−6.0<br />(21.2) </td> <td style="background: #DADAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2.3<br />(27.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFFAF6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.1<br />(41.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFECD9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.2<br />(45.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFD1A4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.1<br />(52.0) </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.9<br />(39.0) </td> <td style="background: #D9D9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2.5<br />(27.5) </td> <td style="background: #C2C2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−6.8<br />(19.8) </td> <td style="background: #A3A3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−12.4<br />(9.7) </td> <td style="background: #9D9DFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−13.6<br />(7.5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #BDFFBD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44.1<br />(1.74) </td> <td style="background: #C6FFC6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.8<br />(1.37) </td> <td style="background: #89FF89; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78.9<br />(3.11) </td> <td style="background: #62FF62; color:#000000;" class="notheme">101.7<br />(4.00) </td> <td style="background: #48FF48; color:#000000;" class="notheme">122.6<br />(4.83) </td> <td style="background: #18FF18; color:#000000;" class="notheme">149.8<br />(5.90) </td> <td style="background: #00A200; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">233.2<br />(9.18) </td> <td style="background: #00CB00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">206.0<br />(8.11) </td> <td style="background: #00B800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">211.4<br />(8.32) </td> <td style="background: #07FF07; color:#000000;" class="notheme">166.3<br />(6.55) </td> <td style="background: #98FF98; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.3<br />(2.61) </td> <td style="background: #C0FFC0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41.7<br />(1.64) </td> <td style="background: #46FF46; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,456.7<br />(57.35) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowfall cm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">36<br />(14) </td> <td style="background: #000065; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">25<br />(9.8) </td> <td style="background: #2E2EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14<br />(5.5) </td> <td style="background: #E0E0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2<br />(0.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #EFEFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1<br />(0.4) </td> <td style="background: #4C4CFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12<br />(4.7) </td> <td style="background: #8D8DFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">90<br />(35) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 1.0 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #BDBDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.3 </td> <td style="background: #BCBCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.9 </td> <td style="background: #9696FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.5 </td> <td style="background: #8E8EFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.8 </td> <td style="background: #7C7CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.6 </td> <td style="background: #5959FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13.0 </td> <td style="background: #3F3FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">15.5 </td> <td style="background: #5F5FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.9 </td> <td style="background: #6060FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.4 </td> <td style="background: #8B8BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.4 </td> <td style="background: #AEAEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.3 </td> <td style="background: #B9B9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.6 </td> <td style="background: #8888FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">113.2 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 1 cm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #9999FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.2 </td> <td style="background: #ADADFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.0 </td> <td style="background: #D2D2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.6 </td> <td style="background: #F8F8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.5 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.2 </td> <td style="background: #D7D7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.2 </td> <td style="background: #E8E8FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">21.7 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%) </th> <td style="background: #97FF97; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67 </td> <td style="background: #9CFF9C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64 </td> <td style="background: #9DFF9D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63 </td> <td style="background: #9CFF9C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64 </td> <td style="background: #94FF94; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69 </td> <td style="background: #86FF86; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78 </td> <td style="background: #7FFF7F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83 </td> <td style="background: #80FF80; color:#000000;" class="notheme">82 </td> <td style="background: #80FF80; color:#000000;" class="notheme">82 </td> <td style="background: #86FF86; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78 </td> <td style="background: #8DFF8D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74 </td> <td style="background: #93FF93; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70 </td> <td style="background: #8EFF8E; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">73 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #C4C409; color:#000000;" class="notheme">151.4 </td> <td style="background: #CDCD00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">156.1 </td> <td style="background: #D1D100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">179.9 </td> <td style="background: #D5D500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">182.8 </td> <td style="background: #D2D200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">182.0 </td> <td style="background: #BDBD37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">130.5 </td> <td style="background: #B6B65D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">120.9 </td> <td style="background: #C0C023; color:#000000;" class="notheme">142.1 </td> <td style="background: #B7B756; color:#000000;" class="notheme">119.3 </td> <td style="background: #BCBC39; color:#000000;" class="notheme">134.0 </td> <td style="background: #C4C40C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">145.7 </td> <td style="background: #C2C216; color:#000000;" class="notheme">146.8 </td> <td style="background: #C4C408; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,790.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/Japan_Meteorological_Agency" title="Japan Meteorological Agency">Japan Meteorological Agency</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shirakawa,_Fukushima&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Per Japanese census data,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the population of Shirakawa peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1261442011">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1950 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">65,543</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1960 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">62,480</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−4.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1970 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">58,896</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−5.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1980 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">60,253</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"> 1990 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">63,839</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+6.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2000 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">66,048</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+3.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2010 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">64,704</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−2.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2020 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">59,491</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−8.1%</td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="font-size:smaller;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Demography07205.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Demography07205.svg/512px-Demography07205.svg.png" decoding="async" width="512" height="256" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Demography07205.svg/768px-Demography07205.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Demography07205.svg/1024px-Demography07205.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="256" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:256px;text-align:center;">Comparison of Population Distribution between Shirakawa and Japanese National Average </td> <td style="width:256px;text-align:center;">Population Distribution by Age and Sex in Shirakawa </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:256px;"><div style="padding-left:32px;"><span style="color:#626;">■</span>Shirakawa<br /><span style="color:#3c3;">■</span>Japan (average)</div> </td> <td style="width:256px;"><div style="padding-left:32px;"><span style="color:blue;">■</span>Male<br /><span style="color:red;">■</span>Female</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding: 0px 4px;">1970 </td> <td style="text-align: right; padding: 0px 4px;">58,896 </td> <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0px;"><div style="width:342px; height: 8px; background-color: orange;"></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 0px 4px;">1975 </td> <td style="text-align: right; padding: 0px 4px;">59,821 </td> <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0px;"><div style="width:348px; height: 8px; background-color: orange;"></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 0px 4px;">1980 </td> <td style="text-align: right; padding: 0px 4px;">60,253 </td> <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0px;"><div style="width:350px; height: 8px; background-color: orange;"></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 0px 4px;">1985 </td> <td style="text-align: right; padding: 0px 4px;">62,596 </td> <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0px;"><div style="width:364px; height: 8px; background-color: orange;"></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 0px 4px;">1990 </td> <td style="text-align: right; padding: 0px 4px;">63,839 </td> <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0px;"><div style="width:371px; height: 8px; background-color: orange;"></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 0px 4px;">1995 </td> <td style="text-align: right; padding: 0px 4px;">65,155 </td> <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0px;"><div style="width:379px; height: 8px; background-color: orange;"></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 0px 4px;">2000 </td> <td style="text-align: right; padding: 0px 4px;">66,048 </td> <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0px;"><div style="width:384px; height: 8px; background-color: orange;"></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 0px 4px;">2005 </td> <td style="text-align: right; padding: 0px 4px;">65,707 </td> <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0px;"><div style="width:382px; height: 8px; background-color: orange;"></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 0px 4px;">2010 </td> <td style="text-align: right; padding: 0px 4px;">64,710 </td> <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0px;"><div style="width:376px; height: 8px; background-color: orange;"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">2015 Census, <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Internal_Affairs_and_Communications" title="Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications">Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications</a> - Statistics Department </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shirakawa,_Fukushima&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shirakawa_Komine_Castle_20100625-01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Shirakawa_Komine_Castle_20100625-01.jpg/270px-Shirakawa_Komine_Castle_20100625-01.jpg" decoding="async" width="270" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Shirakawa_Komine_Castle_20100625-01.jpg/405px-Shirakawa_Komine_Castle_20100625-01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Shirakawa_Komine_Castle_20100625-01.jpg/540px-Shirakawa_Komine_Castle_20100625-01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption> View of Komine Castle in Shirakawa</figcaption></figure> <p>The area of present-day Shirakawa was part of ancient <a href="/wiki/Mutsu_Province" title="Mutsu Province">Mutsu Province</a> and was the location of a <a href="/wiki/Shirakawa_Barrier" title="Shirakawa Barrier">barrier gate</a> on the <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Csh%C5%AB_Kaid%C5%8D" title="Ōshū Kaidō">Ōshū Kaidō</a> connecting the capital at <a href="/wiki/Kyoto" title="Kyoto">Kyoto</a> with the northern provinces. In the <a href="/wiki/Heian_period" title="Heian period">Heian period</a>, the Buddhist monk and <a href="/wiki/Waka_(poetry)" title="Waka (poetry)"><i>waka</i> poet</a> <a href="/wiki/N%C5%8Din" title="Nōin">Nōin</a> composed the following poem about the region: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>都をば霞とともに立ちしかど秋風ぞ吹く白河の関 </p><p><i>Miyako wo ba kasumi to tomo ni tachishikado akikaze zo fuku Shirakawa no seki.</i> </p><p> (English: <span lang="en">I left the capital with the spring haze, but at the barrier of Shirakawa the autumn wind blows.</span>)</p></blockquote> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Edo_period" title="Edo period">Edo period</a> the area prospered as a <a href="/wiki/J%C5%8Dkamachi" title="Jōkamachi">castle town</a> <a href="/wiki/Shirakawa_Domain" title="Shirakawa Domain">Shirakawa Domain</a>, and was the site of a major battle in the <a href="/wiki/Boshin_War" title="Boshin War">Boshin War</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Meiji_restoration" class="mw-redirect" title="Meiji restoration">Meiji restoration</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/Meiji_period" class="mw-redirect" title="Meiji period">Meiji period</a>, it was organized as part of <a href="/wiki/Nakad%C5%8Dri" title="Nakadōri">Nakadōri</a> region of <a href="/wiki/Iwaki_Province_(1868)" title="Iwaki Province (1868)">Iwaki Province</a>. </p><p>The town of Shirakawa was formed on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. On April 1, 1949, Shirakawa was elevated to city status after merging with the neighboring village of Ōnuma. Subsequent mergers occurred in 1954 and 1955 with the inclusion of the villages of Shirasaka, Odagawa, Goka and a portion of <a href="/wiki/Omoteg%C5%8D,_Fukushima" title="Omotegō, Fukushima">Omotegō</a> into the territory of Shirakawa. On November 7, 2005, the villages of <a href="/wiki/Taishin,_Fukushima" title="Taishin, Fukushima">Taishin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Higashi,_Fukushima" title="Higashi, Fukushima">Higashi</a>, and the remainder of Omotegō (all from <a href="/wiki/Nishishirakawa_District,_Fukushima" title="Nishishirakawa District, Fukushima">Nishishirakawa District</a>) were merged into Shirakawa, increasing its population from 48,297 to approximately 66,000 and territory from 117.67 km<sup>2</sup> (45.43 sq mi) to 305.30 km<sup>2</sup> (117.88 sq mi). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shirakawa,_Fukushima&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Shirakawa has a <a href="/wiki/Mayor-council" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor-council">mayor-council</a> form of government with a directly elected mayor and a <a href="/wiki/Unicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Unicameral">unicameral</a> city legislature of 26 members. Shirakawa, together with <a href="/wiki/Nishishirakawa_District,_Fukushima" title="Nishishirakawa District, Fukushima">Nishishirakawa District</a> contributes three members to the Fukushima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of <a href="/wiki/Fukushima_3rd_district" title="Fukushima 3rd district">Fukushima 3rd district</a> of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="House of Representatives of Japan">lower house</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Diet_of_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="Diet of Japan">Diet of Japan</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shirakawa,_Fukushima&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Shirakawa has a mixed economy, and is a major commercial center for the surrounding region. Principal industries include electrical appliances, construction materials and clothing.<sup id="cite_ref-Japan_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Japan-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/D%2BM_Group" title="D+M Group">D+M Group</a> has a plant where <a href="/wiki/Marantz" title="Marantz">Marantz</a> and <a href="/wiki/Denon" title="Denon">Denon</a> <a href="/wiki/High_fidelity" title="High fidelity">high fidelity</a> components are produced. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shirakawa,_Fukushima&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Shirakawa has fifteen public elementary schools and eight junior high schools operated by the city government and four public high schools operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post_offices">Post offices</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shirakawa,_Fukushima&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Post offices"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Shirakawa has nineteen <a href="/wiki/Japan_Post" title="Japan Post">post offices</a> within the boundaries of the city.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shirakawa,_Fukushima&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Railway">Railway</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shirakawa,_Fukushima&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Railway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JR_logo_(east).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/JR_logo_%28east%29.svg/22px-JR_logo_%28east%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/JR_logo_%28east%29.svg/33px-JR_logo_%28east%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/JR_logo_%28east%29.svg/44px-JR_logo_%28east%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="278" /></a></span><a href="/wiki/East_Japan_Railway_Company" title="East Japan Railway Company">JR East</a> - <a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dhoku_Main_Line" title="Tōhoku Main Line">Tōhoku Main Line</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shirasaka_Station" title="Shirasaka Station">Shirasaka</a> – (<a href="/wiki/Shin-Shirakawa_Station" title="Shin-Shirakawa Station">Shin-Shirakawa</a>) – <a href="/wiki/Shirakawa_Station" title="Shirakawa Station">Shirakawa</a> - <a href="/wiki/Kutano_Station" title="Kutano Station">Kutano</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Highway">Highway</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shirakawa,_Fukushima&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Highway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/JP_Expressway_E4.svg/33px-JP_Expressway_E4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/JP_Expressway_E4.svg/49px-JP_Expressway_E4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/JP_Expressway_E4.svg/66px-JP_Expressway_E4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="595" data-file-height="436" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dhoku_Expressway" title="Tōhoku Expressway">Tōhoku Expressway</a> – Shirakawa-chūō Interchange – Abukuma Parking Area</li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0004.svg/25px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0004.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0004.svg/38px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0004.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0004.svg/50px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0004.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="455" data-file-height="435" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_4" title="Japan National Route 4">National Route 4</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0289.svg/25px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0289.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0289.svg/38px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0289.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0289.svg/50px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0289.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="455" data-file-height="435" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_289" title="Japan National Route 289">National Route 289</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0294.svg/25px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0294.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0294.svg/38px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0294.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0294.svg/50px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0294.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="455" data-file-height="435" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_294" title="Japan National Route 294">National Route 294</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Local_attractions">Local attractions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shirakawa,_Fukushima&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Local attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Site of <a href="/wiki/Shirakawa_Barrier" title="Shirakawa Barrier">Shirakawa Barrier</a> - National Historic Site <sup id="cite_ref-Bunka1_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bunka1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Komine_Castle" title="Komine Castle">Komine Castle</a> – One of the 100 Castles of Japan<sup id="cite_ref-Bunka2_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bunka2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanko_Park" title="Nanko Park">Nanko Park</a> – National Historic Site and National Scenic Site <sup id="cite_ref-Bunka3_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bunka3-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shirakawa_Funada-Motonuma_Sites" title="Shirakawa Funada-Motonuma Sites">Shirakawa Funada-Motonuma Sites</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kofun_period" title="Kofun period">kofun period</a> <a href="/wiki/Kofun" title="Kofun">burial tumulus</a>, National Historic Site<sup id="cite_ref-Bunka4_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bunka4-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shirakawa_Castle" class="mw-redirect" title="Shirakawa Castle">Yūki-Shirakawa Castle</a>, National Historic Site <sup id="cite_ref-Bunka5_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bunka5-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Festivals held in Shirakawa include "Daruma Ichi", celebrating the traditional <a href="/wiki/Daruma_doll" title="Daruma doll">Daruma doll</a>, wherein the city streets are packed with stalls selling Daruma, a variety of festival foods and charms, and "<a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%8Dchin" class="mw-redirect" title="Chōchin">Chōchin</a> Matsuri" (Lantern Festival), which is held each summer, with a special three-day celebration held once every three years.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_relations">International relations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shirakawa,_Fukushima&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: International relations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Compi%C3%A8gne" title="Compiègne">Compiègne</a>, France, since October 20, 1988</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Anoka,_Minnesota" title="Anoka, Minnesota">Anoka, Minnesota</a>, United States, since October 13, 2002</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Noted_people_from_Shirakawa">Noted people from Shirakawa</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shirakawa,_Fukushima&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Noted people from Shirakawa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atsushi_Fujita" title="Atsushi Fujita">Atsushi Fujita</a>, Olympic marathon runner</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toshiaki_Fushimi" title="Toshiaki Fushimi">Toshiaki Fushimi</a>, Olympic cyclist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koji_Igarashi" title="Koji Igarashi">Koji Igarashi</a>, longtime <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania" title="Castlevania">Castlevania</a></i> series producer and creator of <i><a href="/wiki/Bloodstained:_Ritual_of_the_Night" title="Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night">Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hideo_Madarame" title="Hideo Madarame">Hideo Madarame</a>, Olympic cyclist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakayama_Gishu" class="mw-redirect" title="Nakayama Gishu">Gishu Nakayama</a>, writer</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shirakawa,_Fukushima&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://en.climate-data.org/location/5392/">Shirakawa climate data</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration 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href="/wiki/Japan_Meteorological_Agency" title="Japan Meteorological Agency">JMA</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 3,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%E8%A6%B3%E6%B8%AC%E5%8F%B2%E4%B8%8A1%EF%BD%9E10%E4%BD%8D%E3%81%AE%E5%80%A4%EF%BC%88%E5%B9%B4%E9%96%93%E3%82%92%E9%80%9A%E3%81%98%E3%81%A6%E3%81%AE%E5%80%A4%EF%BC%89&rft.pub=JMA&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.data.jma.go.jp%2Fobd%2Fstats%2Fetrn%2Fview%2Frank_s.php%3Fprec_no%3D36%26block_no%3D47597%26year%3D%26month%3D%26day%3D%26view%3Dp1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AShirakawa%2C+Fukushima" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-script"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_sfc_ym.php?prec_no=36&block_no=47597&year=&month=&day=&view=p1"><bdi lang="ja">気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/Japan_Meteorological_Agency" title="Japan Meteorological Agency">JMA</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 3,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%E6%B0%97%E8%B1%A1%E5%BA%81+%2F+%E5%B9%B3%E5%B9%B4%E5%80%A4%EF%BC%88%E5%B9%B4%E3%83%BB%E6%9C%88%E3%81%94%E3%81%A8%E3%81%AE%E5%80%A4%EF%BC%89&rft.pub=JMA&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.data.jma.go.jp%2Fobd%2Fstats%2Fetrn%2Fview%2Fnml_sfc_ym.php%3Fprec_no%3D36%26block_no%3D47597%26year%3D%26month%3D%26day%3D%26view%3Dp1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AShirakawa%2C+Fukushima" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/fukushima/">Shirakawa population statistics</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Japan-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Japan_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCampbellNobel1993" class="citation book cs1">Campbell, Allen; Nobel, David S (1993). <i>Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia</i>. 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