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07461 ／にしごうむら

Fukushima Prefecture 西白河郡

Nishigo Village

A place name recorded as a shrine's.

The shrine behind a place name

Photo by Zeter114514 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

01 ／ Gorge

Centered on an arch bridge over the Abukuma River,the area is called Yukiwari Gorge.

Gorge in Nishigo Village — Photo by 写真小僧 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Yukiwari Bridge is an arch bridge over the Abukuma River, 138.5 m long. The bridge has been rebuilt several times, and the fifth one was completed in Reiwa 3 (2021). The area is called Yukiwari Gorge, and the tourism association says its spring and autumn scenery is especially fine.

138.5 m long
Fifth bridge completed in Reiwa 3 (2021)
The Abukuma River rises on a mountain in the village

02 ／ Horse god

The head of an Arabian stallion was buried here,and a hall enshrines it as a horse god.

In Meiji 5 (1872), the village headman aimed to rebuild through horse breeding, and the government supplied an Arabian stallion. It died after leaving three foals; villagers buried its head, raised a monument, and enshrined it in a hall as a horse god: Arabiya Kannon.

The Arabian stallion died after leaving three foals
Horseshoes and votive horse plaques kept inside
Village Designated Important Cultural Property (No. 14)

03 ／ Dwarf yew

A dwarf yew, said to have been plantedin the Tensho era, stands at a village shrine.

The dwarf yew is a variety of yew, with leaves arranged irregularly in a spiral. The one at the village shrine is 4.0 m tall with a trunk circumference of 1.3 m. It is said to have been planted in the Tensho era (1573-1591), and the village records its vigor as good.

4.0 m tall, 1.3 m trunk circumference
Said to have been planted in the Tensho era
Village Designated Important Cultural Property (No. 2)

Nishigo Village from the sky

Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.

Now1974–78

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

Now (shot June–July 2023)Shot 1974–78

Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））

Open in GSI Maps (now)Open in GSI Maps (1974–78)

Living here

Tokyo in 1 h 8 min by Shinkansen.

about 20,000 people
90 min to a city centre
Shinkansen stops here
Rural district town

Shin-Shirakawa Station is in Nishigo Village. The fastest through train on the Tohoku Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Shin-Shirakawa Station takes 68 minutes with no change (JR East timetable, October 2026 edition). The village says Tokyo is about 1 hour 20 minutes away.

People living here: 20,808people
Area: 192.06km²
Households: 8,092households
Rent (average for rentals): 48,862yen
Healthcare: 0 hospitals ／ 10 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —3 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

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Where you can go from here.

Nishigo Village in Japan37.142°N 140.155°E

to TokyoTohoku Shinkansen68min

Travel times follow JR東日本の列車時刻表（2026年11月号・URL に 2611）。東京駅の東北・北海道新幹線下りの駅時刻表（tt02。平日・土休日）から、東京発・新白河着の列車ごとのページを引いて差を数えた（2026-10-28 閲覧。本体が機械で数えた表 fukushima-prep/jr/count.out と一致） (checked 2026-10-28). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 5 municipalities across 1 prefectures.

Territory of Nishigo Village

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Area Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari.Lakes: National Land Numerical Information (Lake Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari. Prepared with the approval of the Director-General of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, using its Digital Map 25000 (Spatial Data Framework) and Digital Map 25000 (Place Names and Public Facilities). (承認番号平27情使、第585号)

North to south

17.1km

Fukushima Prefecture: Shirakawa City, Ten-ei Village, Shimogo Town
Tochigi Prefecture: Nasu Town, Nasushiobara City

Nishigo Village isthis kind of town.

01The shrine is one of the seven Shirakawa District shrines listed in the Engishiki, and the Shirakawa Fudoki records that the place name was altered over time from the shrine's name; it is a village designated cultural property
02Yukiwari Bridge is an arch bridge over the Abukuma River, the area is called Yukiwari Gorge, and the Abukuma River rises on a mountain in the village
03Arabiya Kannon is a hall enshrining an Arabian stallion as a horse god, and the dwarf yew at a village shrine is a tree said to have been planted in the Tensho era; both are village designated cultural properties

See the town as it is now.

Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Nishigo Village official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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