Shirakawa

Shirakawa (/ˌʃɪrəˈkɑːwə/, Japanese: 白川 Hepburn: Shirakawa, lit. White River) is the third-most populous city in Enderron, and the capital and most populous city of Tojima Prefecture. It sits on a peninsula in the southeast corner of Tojima, making it one of the most isolated metropolitan areas in the country. Residents of the city are known as "Shirakawans". As of October 2018, Shirakawa's metropolitan population is estimated to be 2,010,428. Shirakawa has been Enderron's third-largest city since 1993 when it overtook Rockingham. It is the most populous city in Enderron with an Asian majority, and has the highest proportion of Asian Enderronians of any major city, with more than 64 percent of residents identifying as Asian.

Shirakawa is home to a significant proportion of Tojima's, and by extension, Enderron's, Japanese population. Nearly 90 percent of Tojima's Japanese population lives in Shirakawa, with over 44 percent of the city's population identifying as Japanese Enderronian as of the 2016 census. Shirakawa is home to the largest Japanese community in the world outside of Japan. As with the rest of Tojima, Japanese is a co-official language with English in the city. Almost all governmental and commercial signage is bilingual, such as street and shop signs, and Shirakawa Metro signage.