Shō River

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Shō River 庄川
Origin	Mount Eboshi
Mouth	Toyama Bay
Basin countries	Japan
Length	115 km (71 mi)
Source elevation	1,625 m (5,330 ft)
Avg. discharge	34 m³/s (1,200 cu ft/s)
Basin area	1,180 km² (460 sq mi)

The Shō River (庄川, Shō-gawa^?) has its source in Mount Eboshi (烏帽子岳 Eboshigatake) in the Shōkawa-chō area of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. After flowing for 115 km (71 mi) through the northern part of Gifu Prefecture and the western part of Toyama Prefecture, it empties into Toyama Bay.

[edit] River communities

The river passes through or forms the boundary of the communities listed below. The area through which the river flows in Gifu is referred to as Shirakawa-gō, while the area in Toyama is referred to as Gokayama. Both areas are UNESCO World Heritage Sites because of their gasshō-zukuri houses.