Shirakawa
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| Weather | 18°C, Wind N at 0 km/h, 85% Humidity |
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| Population | 1,630 (Jan 1, 2019) |
| Prefecture | Gifu Prefecture |
| Mayor | Shigeru Narihara |
| Local time | Saturday 04:01 |
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| ID | 961869 |
About Shirakawa
Shirakawa 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.