Look up sh?wa , Sh?wa , or showa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Sh?wa most commonly refers to:

• Hirohito (1901?1989), the 124th Emperor of Japan, known posthumously as Emperor Sh?wa
  • Sh?wa era (昭和), the era of Hirohito from 1926 to 1989
• Showa Corporation , a Japanese suspension and shock manufacturer, affiliated with the Honda keiretsu

Sh?wa may also refer to:

Japanese eras [ edit ]

• J?wa (Heian period) (承和), alternatively read as Sh?wa, from 834 to 848
• Sh?wa (Kamakura period) (正和), from 1312 to 1317

Japanese places [ edit ]

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

Japanese educational institutions [ edit ]

• Showa University , in Tokyo
• Showa Women's University , in Tokyo
• Showa Pharmaceutical University (昭和?科大? Sh?wa Yakka Daigaku ), in Tokyo
• Showa Academia Musicae (昭和音?大? Sh?wa Ongaku Daigaku ), in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture
• Showa Museum of Art (昭和美術館 Sh?wa Bijitsukan ), in Nagoya

Other uses [ edit ]

• Showa Era , the series of Godzilla movies ranging from 1954 to 1975.
• Shewa , 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
• Sh?wa , an album by The Gerogerigegege
• Sh?wa , an album by Haruko Momoi

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