Showa

Showa is a locality in Hakodate Shi, Hokkaido. Showa is situated nearby to the quarter Kameda-Minatocho, as well as near Kameda-Honcho.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Goryōkaku Station and Hokkaido Oshima General Subprefectual Bureau.

Goryōkaku Station

Railway station

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Goryōkaku Station is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line and South Hokkaido Railway Line in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company and South Hokkaido Railway Company.

Hokkaido Oshima General Subprefectual Bureau

Government office

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Oshima is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004, it had a population of 456,621 and an area of 3,715.38 km2. Hakodate Airport is located in the City of Hakodate.

Hakodate Municipal Hospital

Hospital

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hakodate and Hokuto.

Hakodate

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Hakodate is a port city in Southern Hokkaidō, Japan. Separated by the 20-km long Tsugaru Strait from Honshu, Japan's main island, the city has naturally been seen as an entrance to Hokkaido.

Hokuto

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Hokuto is a city in the center of the Oshima Subprefecture in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. It serves as a bedroom community for Hakodate, to the east of the city.

Nanae is a town located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. In April 2017, the town had an estimated population of 28,514, with 13,639 households, and a population density of 130/km2. The total area is 216.61 km2. Nanae is situated 10 km north of Showa.

Showa

Type: Locality
Location: Hakodate Shi, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

41.81118° or 41° 48′ 40″ north

Longitude

140.73362° or 140° 44′ 1″ east

Elevation

9 metres (30 feet)

Open location code

8RH2RP6M+FC

GeoNames ID

11791297

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Showa” goes by many names.

Japanese: “昭和”

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