My Best Streams - Shokawa River Shirakawago Hirase

Shokawa River / Shirakawago Hirase
Hirase is a typical mountain village that is surrounded by mountains. It is located in the north western part of Gifu Prefecture.


Tohyama House Folklore Museum.		Oshirakawa Riv. in summer.

This shallow area comes from Miboro Dam.		Chars in summer.It's bright silver.

Hot spring district. Shirakawago Hirase.

I caught Amago Trout in May.		Hakusui Falls in the beech forest.

Spring came late in the Mountain Village.	Flowers are in full bloom.	Marsh field's dotted with Araceae.

--- Japanese Trout or Char inhabit this place.

--- Standing fishing area or Stocked fishing area.

Shirakawago Hirase contrast with many dark rivers in Kansai. Beautiful fish live there. Though the river is cut by many dams. We can still meet enriched nature and warmhearted people.

It is hot spring district another reason why I like that place. There are secret stories of Kaerikumo Castle which disappeared by the big earthquake of the Period of War(1485) and golden legends. Fossilized footprints of a dinosaurs was found near the upper stream of the Shirakawa River recently.

There are a way of going to Route 156 and through the Hirugano and Shoukawa River of the upper stream go up north and the other way of through the Ogimachi where is known gassho-zukuri village from Takaoka city and go down south. Shirakawago Hirase was the border in former days, but we can go to there by Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway easily now.

My Best Streams

Tochigi | Ojikagawa Miyori | Yugawa Akanumachaya |

Yamanashi | Yanagisawagawa Ochiai | Shiokawa Kuromori, Masutomi |

Nagano | Daimongawa Iridaimon |

Gifu | Shokawa Hirase | Isshikigawa Isshiki | A branch of upstream Shokawa River |

| Mazegawa Kawaue | Itoshirogawa Itoshiro | Shirakawa Kashimo |

| Kitagawa Noge | A branch of Kitagawa | Asogawa Kijiyama | Amasugawa Amasugawa