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Shirakawa → Aizu-Wakamatsu

Fukushima → Fukushima
Straight line50 km
By road75 km
Driving time1h 9min
Fuel cost¥1,120
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shirakawa and Aizu-Wakamatsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car75 km1h 9min
🚲 Bike75 km5h 1min
🚶 On foot57 km11h 57min

Road distance, driving time and the route below are computed by our routing engine. Fuel cost assumes ~8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L (regular gasoline, e-Stat national average 2025).

About this route

The distance from Shirakawa (Fukushima) to Aizu-Wakamatsu (Fukushima) is 50 km in a straight line, or 75 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 9min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,120. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Aizu-Wakamatsu → Shirakawa →

Driving directions · Shirakawa → Aizu-Wakamatsu

  1. ↑Continue393 m1min
  2. ↑Continue220 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 白河石川線113.4 km3min
  4. ↱Keep right605 m1min
  5. →Turn right571 m1min
  6. →Turn right onto 旧陸羽街道29424.5 km21min
  7. ↑Continue onto 国道118号118, 2941.3 km1min
  8. ←Turn left onto 国道294号29413.3 km11min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道294号29414.1 km12min
  10. ↰Turn sharp left onto 東山温泉線37415.3 km15min
  11. →Turn right onto 湯川大町線3251.4 km1min
  12. ↰Keep left161 m0min
  13. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Distances from Shirakawa

Iwaki Iwaki56 kmKōriyama Kōriyama33 kmFukushima Fukushima72 kmSukagawa Sukagawa21 kmKitakata Kitakata69 kmNihommatsu Nihommatsu54 kmHobaramachi Hobaramachi82 kmFunehikimachi-funehiki Funehikimachi-funehiki46 kmMotomiya Motomiya46 kmNamie Namie77 kmYanagawamachi-saiwaichō Yanagawamachi-saiwaichō87 kmMiharu Miharu40 kmIshikawa Ishikawa17 kmInawashiro Inawashiro51 kmDate Date80 km

Distances from Aizu-Wakamatsu

Inawashiro Inawashiro17 kmKitakata Kitakata19 kmKōriyama Kōriyama40 kmMotomiya Motomiya40 kmNihommatsu Nihommatsu44 kmSukagawa Sukagawa45 kmMiharu Miharu48 kmFukushima Fukushima54 kmFunehikimachi-funehiki Funehikimachi-funehiki56 kmTamura Tamura59 kmIshikawa Ishikawa59 kmDate Date61 kmHobaramachi Hobaramachi64 kmYanagawamachi-saiwaichō Yanagawamachi-saiwaichō70 kmMinami-Sōma Minami-Sōma92 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shirakawa to Aizu-Wakamatsu?

About 75 km by road (50 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Shirakawa to Aizu-Wakamatsu?

About 1h 9min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,120 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).