- Shōwa
Shōwa is the name of several places, times, people and things in
Japan .* Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989), 124th Emperor of Japan
*Showa Corporation , a Japanese suspension and shock manufacturer, affiliated with the Honda keiretsu
* Shōwa (album) byThe Gerogerigegege Japanese era names:
*Jōwa (Heian period) (承和), alternatively read as Shōwa, from 834 to 848
*Shōwa (first) (正和), from 1312 to 1317
*Shōwa period (昭和), from 1926 to 1989Japanese place names:
*Shōwa, Akita , a town in Akita Prefecture
*Shōwa, Yamanashi , a town in Yamanashi Prefecture
* Shōwa, a former town in Tokyo, now part ofAkishima, 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 , a Japanese research station located in AntarcticaJapanese educational institutions:
*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") inAtsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture
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