Shōwa may refer to:
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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
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Showa Corporation, a Japanese suspension and shock manufacturer, affiliated with the Honda keiretsu
Japanese eras
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Jōwa (Heian period) (承和), alternatively read as Shōwa, from 834 to 848
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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
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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
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Shōwa, Akita, a former town in Akita Prefecture
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Shōwa, Yamanashi, a town in Yamanashi Prefecture
* Shōwa, a former town in Tokyo, now part of
Akishima, Tokyo
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Shōwa-ku, a ward of Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
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Shōwa, Fukushima, a village in Fukushima Prefecture
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Shōwa, Gunma, a village in Gunma Prefecture
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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
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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
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Showa Women's University, in Tokyo
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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
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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.
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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
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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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