Shirokane

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Shirokane 白金
District
Shirogane
Coordinates: 35°38′34″N 139°44′03″E / 35.642868°N 139.734158°E / 35.642868; 139.734158
Country	Japan
City	Tokyo
Ward	Minato
Area	Takanawa Area
Population  (January 1, 2016)
• Total	17,289
Time zone	UTC+9 (JST)
Area code	03

Shirokane (白金) is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Currently it consists of six chōme. According to Minato, as of November 1, 2007, the population in the neighborhood is 14,840. The term Shirokane narrowly refers to Shirokane 1-chōme to Shirokane 6-chōme, but is sometimes used to include the larger neighborhood formerly known as Shiba-Shirokane (芝白金), which encompasses part of Shirokanedai and Takanawa as well as Shirokane. This article deals with the place in the narrow definition.