Shōwa

Updated on Dec 09, 2023

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Shōwa is the name of several places, times, people and things in Japan.

Hirohito (1901–1989), the 124th Emperor of Japan, known posthumously as Emperor Shōwa

Showa Corporation, a Japanese suspension and shock manufacturer, affiliated with the Honda keiretsu

Japanese era names

Jōwa (Heian period) (承和), alternatively read as Shōwa, from 834 to 848

Shōwa (Kamakura period) (正和), from 1312 to 1317

Shōwa period (昭和), from 1926 to 1989

Shōwa, Akita, a town in Akita Prefecture

Shōwa, Yamanashi, a town in Yamanashi Prefecture

Shōwa, a former town in Tokyo, now part of Akishima, Tokyo

Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, a ward of Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture

Shōwa, Fukushima, a village in Fukushima Prefecture

Shōwa, Gunma, a village in Gunma Prefecture

Showa Station (Antarctica), a Japanese research station located in Antarctica

Showa University in Tokyo

Showa Women's University in Tokyo

Showa Pharmaceutical University (昭和薬科大学 Shōwa Yakka Daigaku) in Tokyo

Showa Academia Musicae (昭和音楽大学 Shōwa Ongaku Daigaku) in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture

Showa Museum of Art (昭和美術館 Shōwa Bijitsukan) in Nagoya

Showa (fish), a variety of ornamental koi (carp)

Showa: A History of Japan, a manga by Shigeru Mizuki

Shōwa, an album by The Gerogerigegege

Shōwa, an album by Haruko Momoi

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