| Shōwa | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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| Coordinates: | 36.6398°N 139.0659°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kantō |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gunma |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Tone |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 64.14 |
| Population Total: | 7228 |
| Population As Of: | October 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City symbols |
| Blank Info Sec1: | |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | • Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Sakura |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | • Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Azalea |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | • Bird |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Green pheasant |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0278-24-5111 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 388 Itoi, Shōwa-mura, Tone-gun, Gunma-ken 379-1298 |
thumb|right|250px|Morishita area of Showa is a village located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan., the village had an estimated population of 7,228 in 2751 households,[1] and a population density of 110 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 64.14sqkm.
Located in central Gunma, Shōwa is on the northwestern slopes of Mt. Akagi, it is surrounded on the north, east, and west by the city of Numata and borders Shibukawa to the south. The Katashina River and the Tone River flow through the village.
Shōwa has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Shōwa is 10.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1589 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.6 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Shōwa has been in decline over the past 60 years.
The area of present-day Shōwa was part of the tenryō holdings in Kōzuke Province administered directly by the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period. On April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration, Kuroho and Itonose villages were established within Kitaseta District, Gunma. In 1896, Kitaseta District and a portion of Agatsuma District were transferred to Tone District, The two villages merged on November 1, 1958 to form Shōwa.
Shōwa has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral village council of 12 members. Shōwa, together with the other municipalities in Tone District, contributes one member to the Gunma Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Gunma 1st district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Traditionally, the economy of Shōwa was heavily dependent on agriculture; primarily market gardening.
Shōwa has three public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.
Shōwa does not have any passenger railway service. The nearest station is in the neighboring city of Numata.