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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shō River canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.