| Shōwa | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | |
| Coordinates: | 37.3354°N 139.6106°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tōhoku |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fukushima |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ōnuma |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 209.46 |
| Population Total: | 1236 |
| Population As Of: | April 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | - Bird |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0241-57-2114 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 350 Shimo-Nakatsugawa Sumiyoshi 415, Shōwa-mura, Ōnuma-gun, Fukushima-ken 968-0103 |
right|thumb|Shōwa Village Hall is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan., the village had an estimated population of 1,236 in 658 households,[1] and a population density of 5.9 persons per km2. The total area of the village was 209.46sqkm.
Shōwa is located in the western portion of the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, and consists of scattered hamlets along the Nojiri River.
Shōwa has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Shōwa is 9.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1615 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around -3.3 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Shōwa has declined steadily over the past 60 years.
The area of present-day Shōwa was part of ancient Mutsu Province and formed part of the holdings of Aizu Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Ōnuma District within Fukushima Prefecture. The villages of Nojiri and Oashi were created with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The two villages merged on November 23, 1927, to form the village of Shōwa.
The economy is dominated by agriculture, with the cultivation of Ramie being a notable product.
Shōwa has one public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.
The village does not have any passenger rail services.