- Shōwa, Yamanashi
nihongo|Shōwa|昭和町|Shōwa-chō is a town located in Nakakoma District, Yamanashi,
Japan .Geography
It is located on the southwestern side of
Kofu the prefectural capital. Route 20 marks the boundary with Kofu. Showa-dori is the main road that runs through the middle of Showa, despite being called Showa Bypass by residents of the town. It is parralled by the Ichikawadaimonsen running through the south-eastern part of the town. It is surrounded byKofu City, Kai City , Minami-Alps City and Chūō City. TheChūō Expressway also cuts over Showa running from north to south. Showa is made up of several smaller areas; Saijo, Saijo-Shinden, Shmizu-Arai, Oshikoshi, Kamisuki-Awara, Kato-Nakajima, Kasai, Ikkui, and Tsujiarai.Population
As of
2003 , the town has an estimatedpopulation of 16,742 and a density of 1,829.73 persons per km². The total area is 9.15 km². It has a high population of non-Japanese residents and a very active international association.Facilities
Showa contains 5 schools. Three Elementary Schools; Joei, Oshihara and Saijo; one Junior High School; Oshihara and Showa High School. The local town office promotes life long learning in its adult night classes and classes for pensioners. These include Japanese language for foreign residents.The Leisure Centre contains a gym and swimming pool (unheated). It is closed on Mondays.
Culture
GRANPARK, is the name of the popular life shopping square (closed on Wednesdays) Though it is also used to refer to the 10 pin bowling alley within its complex as well as GRANPARK 8 which is in a separate building about 100m away from Granpark being the local cinema. Technically it’s on the edge of Kofu, located on the intersection of Route 20 (R20) and Showa-dori. The complex is besides a 2 story Chinese restaurant. It also holds a large 100 yen store. Opposite it is a Royal Host restaurant which focuses mainly on steak.
External links
* [http://www.town.showa.yamanashi.jp/ Official website] (in Japanese)
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