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.

Both areas are UNESCO World Heritage Sites because of their gasshō-zukuri houses.

The river is extensively developed for water storage, flood control and hydroelectric power generation.

The major dams collectively have an installed power generation capacity of 926 MW.

The 22 hydroelectric power stations in the Shō River basin have an installed capacity of 956.6 MW.