Shiroi

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Shiroi

Total population

62,374

Coordinates35.79°, 140.06°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Shiroi is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2020, the city had an estimated population of 63,190 in 26,204 households and a population density of 1800 persons per km². The total area of the city is 35.48 square kilometres (13.70 sq mi). The name of the city comes from the word for "white" in Japanese, 白い。

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Noriko Aoyama

Japanese actress and model

Ikuhiro Kiyota

baseball player

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Norio Takahashi

Japanese association football player

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Kosuke Kitani

Japanese association football player and manager

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Hisanori Ōiwa

Japanese actor

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Kunio Takahashi

Japanese diplomat

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Shigeto Masuda

Japanese association football player

Tsubasa Kuragaki

Japanese professional wrestler

Yusaku Maezawa

Japanese billionaire and entrepreneur

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Azusa Ōki

Japanese actress

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Akihiro Isezaki

Japanese track cyclist

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Hiroyuki Satō

Japanese singer

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Yūsuke Uchida

Japanese actor

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Hiroto Katō

Japanese baseball player

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Issei Sakamoto

Japanese tarento

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Yuji Yasuraoka

Japanese professional wrestler

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Chiba

• Fujigaya
  2.1 mi away
• Kamagaya
  3.3 mi away · pop. 109,932
• Abiko
  5.3 mi away · pop. 130,977
• Yachiyo
  5.3 mi away · pop. 199,498
• Inzai
  5.7 mi away · pop. 96,640
• Kashiwa
  6.9 mi away · pop. 422,385
• Narashino
  7.8 mi away · pop. 176,197
• Funabashi
  7.9 mi away · pop. 633,263
• Amadocho
  8 mi away
• Ichikawa
  8.5 mi away · pop. 496,676
• Matsudo
  8.5 mi away · pop. 483,480
• Miyanogidai
  9.4 mi away

Browse all places in Chiba →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Shiroi

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Typhoon Mekkhala
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 78 mi
• Tropical Storm Higos
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 164 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Shiroi, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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