Shirai capped his programme full of daring and high-flying acrobatics with a quadruple twisting somersault at the end, securing a second world title in three years in the event.
A slight side step following one of his tumbling passes took nothing away from his routine as the Japanese was the only competitor to break the 16-point barrier with a score of 16.233.
Britain's Max Whitlock claimed silver with 15.566 while Spain's Rayderley Miguel Zapata Santana finished third.
(Reporting by Pritha Sarkar; editing by Clare Fallon)
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