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People

Shirakawa (surname) Shirakawa (written or ; "white river") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * , 72nd Emperor of Japan * , 77th Emperor of Japan * , winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry * , Japanese actress * , 30th governor of th ...

Emperor Shirakawa was the 72nd emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 白河天皇 (72)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. Shirakawa's reign lasted from 1073 to 1087. Genealogy Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Thr ...

, an eleventh-century emperor of Japan

Places

Shirakawa, Fukushima 270px, Nanko Park in Shirakawa is a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 59,393 in 23,546 households and a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Geography ...

, a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan **

Shirakawa Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in southern Mutsu Province. It was centered on Komine Castle in what is now the city of Shirakawa, Fukushima. Its most famous ruler was Matsudaira Sadanobu, the archit ...

, a feudal domain of Edo-period Japan *

Shirakawa, Gifu (town) is a town located in Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 8,288 and a population density of 36 persons per km2, in 3159 households. The total area of the town was . Geography Shirakawa is in the lo ...

, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan *

Shirakawa, Gifu (village) 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 ...

, a World Heritage site in Gifu Prefecture, Japan * Shirakawa, a neighborhood of Koto, Tokyo *

Shirakawa, Miyagi is a city in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 33,330 and a population density of 120 persons per km2 in 14,242 households. The total area of the city is . Geography Shiroishi is in southern Miyagi Prefecture, ...

, a town in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan * Shirakawa, Saitama, a town in Saitama Prefecture, Japan *

Shirakawa River The is a river in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The river originates in the foothills of Mount Hiei on the outskirts of Kyoto, through the Geisha district of Gion and eventually ends up in the Kamo River. Its name, which means "white river" in Japa ...

, a river in Kyoto *

Shirakawa River (Kumamoto) The is a first-class river that runs down from Mount Aso through Kumamoto. In the past the Shirakawa River has overflowed and led to severe flooding such as during the 1953 North Kyushu flood The 1953 North Kyushu flood was a flood which hit ...

, a river in Kumamoto {{disambiguation, geo