Shirase may refer to: Shirase Nobu (1861–1946), Japanese explorer Japanese icebreaker Shirase (AGB-5002), a ship operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, decommissioned in July 2008 Japanese icebreaker Shirase (AGB-5003), a ship which succeeded to the above Shirase Coast, Antarctica Shirase Glacier, Antarctica Shirase Bank, Antarctica Battle Programmer Shirase, an anime series