Place:Shirakawa, Fukushima, Japan

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NameShirakawa
TypeVillage
Coordinates37.117°N 140.183°E
Located inFukushima, Japan
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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.

, the village had an estimated population of 1,630 in 588 households and a population density of 4.6 persons per km2. The total area of the village was .

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