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Shōwa, Gunma

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Country
  
Japan

District
  
Tone

Area
  
64.14 km²

Local time
  
Monday 12:04 AM

Prefecture
  
Gunma Prefecture

Region
  
Kantō

Phone number
  
0278-24-5111

Population
  
7,229 (Feb 2015)

Bird
  
Green pheasant

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Address
  
388 Ōaza Itoi, Shōwa-mura, Tone-gun, Gunma-ken 379-1298

Weather
  
-1°C, Wind N at 6 km/h, 86% Humidity

Shōwa (昭和村, Shōwa-mura) is a village located in Tone District of central Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of February 2015, the village had an estimated population of 7,229 and a population density of 113 persons per km2. Its total area was 64.14 km2.

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Map of Showa, Tone District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Geography

Located in central Gunma, Shōwa is on the northwestern slopes of Mt. Akagi, it is surrounded on the north, east, and west by the city of Numata and borders Shibukawa to the south

Surrounding municipalities

  • Gunma Prefecture
  • Numata
  • Shibukawa
  • History

    The area of present-day Shōwa was part of the tenryō holdings in Kōzuke Province administered directly by the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period. On April 1, 1889 with the creation of the municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration, Kuroho and Itonose villages were established within Kitaseta District, Gunma. In 1896, Kitaseta District and a portion of Agatsuma DIstrict were transferred to Tone District, The two villages merged on November 1, 1958 to form Shōwa.

    Economy

    Traditionally, the economy of Shōwa was heavily dependent on agriculture; primarily market gardening.

    Education

  • Primary Schools
  • Higashi Elementary School
  • Okawara Elementary School
  • Minami Elementary School
  • Middle Schools
  • Shōwa Junior High School
  • Transportation

    Shōwa is not served by any railway services. The nearest station is Numata in the neighboring city of Numata.

    Highways

  • Kan-Etsu Expressway – Akagi-Kōgen SA, Shōwa IC
  • References

    Shōwa, Gunma Wikipedia