Shōwa
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Shōwa is the name of several places, times, people and things in Japan.
Shōwa (承和) as Consent and Peace or Consent and Harmony refers to:
- an earlier Shōwa era, a Japanese era spanning from 14 February 834 to 16 July 848
Shōwa (正和) as Rightful Peace or Right and Harmonized refers to:
- an earlier Shōwa era, a Japanese era spanning from 27 April 1312 to 16 March 1317 during the Kamakura period
Shōwa (昭和) as Enlightened Peace or Light and Harmony refers to:
- the Shōwa Emperor or Emperor Shōwa , the official title or Emperor name of Hirohito
- the Shōwa period, a Japanese era name describing the reign of Hirohito from 25 December 1926 to 7 January 1989
- The term "Shōwa Sensō" (昭和戦争; Showa War) is used by Japanese newspaper, Yomiuri Shinbun to refer to World War II, because the war occurred during Hirohito's reign. It is not a common term for ordinary Japanese people.
Shōwa (昭和) can also refer to the following places:
- a town in Akita, Japan; see Shōwa, Akita
- a town in Yamanashi, Japan; see Shōwa, Yamanashi
- a former town in Tokyo, now part of Akishima, Tokyo
- a ward of Nagoya, Shōwa-ku, Nagoya
- a village in Fukushima, Japan; see Shōwa, Fukushima
- a village in Gunma, Japan; see Shōwa, Gunma
- a Japanese station in Antarctica at , see Shōwa Station
Shōwa (昭和) can also refer to countless educational institutions throughout Japan, with notable examples of the following daigaku (大学; universities, colleges and other degree giving institutions):
- Shōwa Joshi Daigaku (昭和女子大学; Showa Women's University) in Tokyo, Japan
- Shōwa Daigaku (昭和大学; Showa University) in Tokyo, Japan
- Shōwa Yakka Daigaku (昭和薬科大学; Showa Phormaceutical University) in Tokyo, Japan
- Shōwa Ongaku Daigaku (昭和音楽大学; Showa Academia Musicae) in Atsugi, Japan
- Showa Corporation is a Japanese suspension and shock manufacturer, affiliated with the Honda keiretsu.
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