Shirakawa [town] - Shirakawa

Japanese: 白川[町] - しらかわ

A town in Kamo District, eastern Gifu Prefecture. It occupies the left bank of the Hida River and the basin of its tributaries, the Shirakawa, Kurokawa, Akakawa, and Samigawa. The central settlement is Kawamata, near the confluence of the Hida and Shirakawa rivers, where the Takayama Main Line passes. It is home to Shirakawa Onsen and is a tourist base for the Hida-Kisogawa Quasi-National Park, including Hisuikyo Gorge. Tea and cypress lumber are its specialties. 237.90 ^km2 . 9,530 people (2010).

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Japanese:

岐阜県東部，加茂郡の町。飛騨川の左岸，支流の白川，黒川，赤川，佐見川などの流域を占める。中心集落は飛騨川と白川の合流点付近にあり高山本線が通じる河岐(かわまた)で，白川温泉があり，飛水峡など飛騨木曾川国定公園の観光基地。茶，ヒノキ材を特産。237.90km²。9530人（2010）。

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