Shō River

E939745

The Shō River is a river in central Japan that flows through the mountainous Gifu and Toyama prefectures, known for passing by the historic thatched-roof villages of the Shirakawa-go region.

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Label Occurrences
Shō River canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoRomanizedAs Shōgawa NERFINISHED
associatedWith UNESCO World Heritage Site Shirakawa-go and Gokayama NERFINISHED
basinCountry Japan NERFINISHED
country Japan
drainageBasin central Honshu mountains
flowsDirection generally northward
flowsInto Sea of Japan NERFINISHED
Toyama Bay NERFINISHED
flowsNear Gokayama NERFINISHED
Shirakawa-go NERFINISHED
flowsThrough Gifu Prefecture NERFINISHED
Toyama Prefecture NERFINISHED
hasScenicFeature steep forested slopes
traditional Japanese rural landscapes
hasStructure Shō River dams
Shō River hydropower plants NERFINISHED
hasTributary Sakaigawa River NERFINISHED
Taira River NERFINISHED
Toga River NERFINISHED
hasValley Shō River Valley NERFINISHED
JapaneseName 庄川 NERFINISHED
knownFor passing by historic thatched-roof villages
scenic mountain valley
languageOfName Japanese
locatedIn Gifu Prefecture NERFINISHED
Honshu
Toyama Prefecture NERFINISHED
mouthLocatedIn Sea of Japan NERFINISHED
Toyama Bay NERFINISHED
near historic villages of Gokayama
historic villages of Shirakawa NERFINISHED
partOf Gifu Prefecture river network
Toyama Prefecture river network
passesThrough mountainous terrain
region Chūbu region
riverSystem Sea of Japan basin NERFINISHED
sourceLocation mountains of Gifu Prefecture
usedFor fishing
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
tourism

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Shirakawa-go region nearRiver Shō River