Shirakawa
Shirakawa is a neighborhood in Kamikitayama, Yoshino district, Nara. Shirakawa is situated nearby to the quarter Kawai, as well as near Kotochi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kamikitayama Post Office and Kamikitayama Onsen.
Kamikitayama Post Office
Post office
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Kamikitayama Post Office is situated 3 km north of Shirakawa.
Kamikitayama Onsen
Bathhouse
Photo: Soica2001, Public domain.
Kamikitayama Onsen is a bathhouse, which is situated 3½ km north of Shirakawa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shimokitayama.
Shimokitayama
Village
Photo: Kansai explorer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shimokitayama is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2025, the village had an estimated population of 678 and a population density of 5.1 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 131.65 km2. Shimokitayama is situated 8 km southwest of Shirakawa.
Shirakawa
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Kamikitayama, Yoshino district, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.10633° or 34° 6′ 23″ northLongitude
135.99734° or 135° 59′ 50″ eastElevation
320 metres (1,050 feet)Open location code
8Q6Q4X4W+GWOpenStreetMap ID
node 4744985918OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
1851906
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In Other Languages
“Shirakawa” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “しらかわ”
- Japanese: “白川”
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