Shōwa most commonly refers to: *

Hirohito , Posthumous name, posthumously honored as , was the 124th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, from 25 December 1926 until Death and state funeral of Hirohito, his death in 1989. He remains Japan's longest-reigni ...

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

Shōwa era The was a historical period of History of Japan, Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) from December 25, 1926, until Death and state funeral of Hirohito, his death on January 7, 1989. It was preceded by the T ...

(昭和), the era of Hirohito from 1926 to 1989 *

Showa Corporation Showa is a brand of high-performance automotive, motorcycle and outboard suspension systems of Hitachi Astemo, based in Gyoda, Saitama in Japan. The company was founded in 1938 as Showa Aircraft Precision Works. In Japan's drive to develop i ...

, a Japanese suspension and shock manufacturer, affiliated with the Honda keiretsu Shōwa may also refer to:

Japanese eras

Jōwa (Heian period) Jōwa may refer to: Japanese history * Jōwa (Wala ka ana period) (DaWang2019) * Jōwa (Heian period) (834-848) ** The Jōwa Incident (842) * Jōwa (Muromachi period) (1345–1350) People * Hon'inbō Jōwa (1787–1847), a Japanese ''go ...

(承和), alternatively read as Shōwa, from 834 to 848 * Shōwa (Kamakura period) (正和), from 1312 to 1317

Japanese places

Shōwa, Akita was a town located in Minamiakita District, Akita Prefecture, Japan. In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,685 and a density of 213.65 persons per km2. The total area was 40.65 km2. On March 22, 2005, Shōwa, along with the towns o ...

, a former town in Akita Prefecture *

Shōwa, Yamanashi is a town located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 20,338 in 8768 households and a population density of 2200 per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Shōwa is located in central Yamanashi Pre ...

, a town in Yamanashi Prefecture * Shōwa, a former town in Tokyo, now part of

Akishima, Tokyo is a Cities of Japan, city located in the western Tokyo, western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 113,542, and a population density of 6500 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geograp ...

Shōwa-ku is one of the 16 Wards of Japan, wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 110,436 and a population density of 10,095 persons per km². The total area was 10.94 km² ...

, a ward of Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture *

Shōwa, Fukushima file:Showa village hall.JPG, Shōwa Village Hall is a Villages of Japan, village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 1,236 in 658 households, and a population density of 5.9 persons per km2. The to ...

, a village in Fukushima Prefecture *

Shōwa, Gunma 250px, Morishita area of Showa is a village located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 7,228 in 2751 households, and a population density of 110 persons per km2. The total area of the village is . Geography ...

, a village in Gunma Prefecture *

Shōwa, Saitama was a town in Kitakatsushika District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 37,047 and a density of . The total area was . On October 1, 2005, Shōwa was merged into the expanded city of Kasukabe and no ...

, a dissolved town in Saitama Prefecture *

Showa Station (Antarctica) , sometimes alternately spelled Syowa Station, is a Japanese permanent research station on East Ongul Island in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. Built in 1957, Showa Station is named for the era in the Japanese calendar during which it was establis ...

, a Japanese research station located in Antarctica *

Shōwa Station (Kanagawa) is a passenger railway station located in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Shōwa Station is served by the Tsurumi Line, and is from the terminus of the line at Tsurumi ...

, a Japanese railway station in Kanagawa Prefecture

Japanese educational institutions

Showa University is a private comprehensive medical university in Japan with campuses in Tokyo, Yamanashi and Kanagawa Prefectures. It currently has four schools: medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and nursing and rehabilitation sciences. What was to become today' ...

, in Tokyo *

Showa Women's University is a women's private university in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. Programs The university has undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs and five research institutes. It also contains affiliated schools that span from kindergarten to high scho ...

, in Tokyo *

Showa Pharmaceutical University is a private university at Machida, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor, Showa Women's Pharmaceutical Junior College, was founded in 1930, and it was chartered as a university in 1949. History The university was originally founded as the Showa Women's ...

(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 is a Cities of Japan, city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 223,960 and a population density of 2400 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . While the name "Atsugi" is often associated ...

Prefecture *

Showa Museum of Art The Showa Museum of Art (昭和美術館 ''Shōwa Bijitsukan'') is a private art museum located in the Shiomi district of Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. History The collection is by the local Gifu-born businessman Kozo Goto (1881- ...

(昭和美術館 ''Shōwa Bijitsukan''), in Nagoya

Japanese companies

Showa Aircraft Industry is a Japanese company. Its headquarters are at Akishima-shi, Tokyo Prefecture, a region of Tokyo Metropolis. It was established in 1937 as a manufacturer of military aircraft in Akishima-shi. In World War II it was one of two companies manufact ...

, a Japanese aircraft company *

Showa Denko {{Infobox company , name = Resonac K.K. , native_name = レゾナック株式会社 , native_name_lang = ja , romanized_name = Rezonakku kabushiki gaisha , logo = Resonac logo.svg , type = Public , traded_as = {{tyo, 4004 , hq_location_city ...

, a Japanese chemical company *

Showa Shell Sekiyu was a Japanese company that operated as a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell until it was acquired by Idemitsu Kosan in 2018 and integrated into the company the following year. It was formed by the merger of Showa Oil Company and Shell Sekiyu which ...

, former Japanese subsidiary of the Shell petroleum company *

Showa Steel Works The () was a Japanese government-sponsored steel mill that was one of the showpieces of the industrialization program for Manchukuo in the late 1930s. History Shōwa Steel Works began as the ''Anshan Iron & Steel Works'', a subsidiary of the ...

, former Japanese steel mill

Other uses

Showa (fish) Showa is a variety of ornamental koi (carp The term carp (: carp) is a generic common name for numerous species of freshwater fish from the family (biology), family Cyprinidae, a very large clade of ray-finned fish mostly native to Eurasia. ...

, a variety of ornamental koi (carp) * '' Showa: A History of Japan'', a manga by Shigeru Mizuki *

Shōwa Modan ''Shōwa modan'' or was a style of visual arts, design, architecture, and music that was a fusion between Japanese and Western styles which emerged in the early Shōwa era during the interwar period. History After World War I As Japan — victor ...

, an art style *

Showa/Nakajima L2D The Shōwa L2D and Nakajima L2D, given the designations Shōwa Navy Type 0 Transport and Nakajima Navy Type 0 Transport(零式輸送機), were license-built versions of the Douglas DC-3. The L2D series, numerically, was the most important Japan ...

, a model of Japanese aircraft *

Shewa Shewa (; ; Somali: Shawa; , ), formerly romanized as Shua, Shoa, Showa, Shuwa, is a historical region of Ethiopia which was formerly an autonomous kingdom within the Ethiopian Empire. The modern Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa is located at it ...

, also spelled ''Showa'', a region of Ethiopia * ''Showa Era'', the series of

Godzilla is a fictional monster, or ''kaiju'', that debuted in the eponymous 1954 film, directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda. The character has since become an international pop culture icon, appearing in various media: 33 Japanese films p ...

movies ranging from 1954 to 1975. * ''Shōwa'', an album by

The Gerogerigegege () (derived from Japanese terms for vomiting, diarrhea and onomatopoeia for an expression of disgust) is a Japanese experimental music project, founded in 1985 by . Though they are often categorized with Japanese harsh noise acts such as Me ...

* ''Shōwa'', an album by

Haruko Momoi is a Japanese singer, songwriter and voice actress. She also produces an all-female pop group called Afilia Saga. She was born in Tokyo, Japan and is affectionately referred to as Halko by her fans, a nickname she gave herself which is inspired ...

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