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Shōwa may refer to: *
Hirohito Emperor , commonly known in English-speaking countries by his personal name , was the 124th emperor of Japan, ruling from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989. Hirohito and his wife, Empress Kōjun, had two sons and five daughters; he was ...
(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 eras

* Jōwa (Heian period) (承和), alternatively read as Shōwa, from 834 to 848 *
Shōwa (Kamakura period) Shōwa may refer to: * 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 eras * Jōwa (Heian ...
(正和), from 1312 to 1317 *
Shōwa (1926–1989) Shōwa may refer to: * 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 eras * Jōwa (Heian ...
(昭和), from 1926 to 1989


Japanese places

* Shōwa, Akita, a former town in Akita Prefecture * Shōwa, Yamanashi, a town in Yamanashi Prefecture * Shōwa, a former town in Tokyo, now part of Akishima, Tokyo * Shōwa-ku, a ward of Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture * Shōwa, Fukushima, a village in Fukushima Prefecture * Shōwa, Gunma, 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 n ...
, a dissolved town in Saitama Prefecture * Showa Station (Antarctica), a Japanese research station located in Antarctica


Japanese educational institutions

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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's ...
, 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 is a 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 with the Un ...
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 (1881-1 ...
(昭和美術館 ''Shōwa Bijitsukan''), in Nagoya


Other uses

* ''Showa Era'', the series of
Godzilla is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film '' Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films produ ...
movies ranging from 1954 to 1975. *
Shewa Shewa ( am, ሸዋ; , om, Shawaa), formerly romanized as Shua, Shoa, Showa, Shuwa (''Scioà'' in Italian), is a historical region of Ethiopia which was formerly an autonomous kingdom within the Ethiopian Empire. The modern Ethiopian capital Add ...
, also spelled ''Showa'', a region of Ethiopia * 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 {{disambiguation, geo