Shirakawa, Fukushima
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Shirakawa 白河市 |
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Shirakawa City Hall
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 Location of Shirakawa in Fukushima Prefecture |
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| Coordinates: 37°07′34.7″N 140°12′39.3″E / 37.126306°N 140.210917°ECoordinates: 37°07′34.7″N 140°12′39.3″E / 37.126306°N 140.210917°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Tōhoku | ||
| Prefecture | Fukushima Prefecture | ||
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| • Total | 305.30 km2 (117.88 sq mi) | ||
| Population (November 2014) | |||
| • Total | 62,688 | ||
| • Density | 205/km2 (530/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • Tree | Pinus densiflora | ||
| • Flower | Ume | ||
| • Bird | Emberiza cioides | ||
| Phone number | 0248-22-1111 | ||
| Address | 7-1 Hachimankōji, Shirakawa, Fukushima 961-0941 | ||
| Website | www |
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Shirakawa (白河市 Shirakawa-shi?) is a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, in northern Honshū, Japan. As of November 2014, the city had an estimated population of 62,688 and a population density of 205 persons per km2. The total area was 305.3 square kilometres (117.9 sq mi).
Shirakawa is located in southern Fukushima prefecture.
Shirakawa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from May to October.
The area of present-day Shirakawa was part of ancient Mutsu Province and was the location of a barrier gate on the Oshu kaido connecting the capital at Kyoto with the northern provinces. In the Heian period, the Buddhist monk and waka poet Nōin composed the following poem about the region:
Miyako wo ba kasumi to tomo ni tachishikado akikaze zo fuku Shirakawa no seki.
(English: I left the capital with the spring haze, but at the barrier of Shirakawa the autumn wind blows.)
In the Edo period the area prospered as a castle town Shirakawa Domain, and was the site of a major battle in the Aizu War during the Meiji restoration. In the Meiji period, it was organized as part of Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province.
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