From Dec 25, 1926 to Jan 07, 1989
Length of Era: 64 years
| Japanese Year | Western Year |
|---|
| Shōwa 1 | 1926 |
| Shōwa 2 | 1927 |
| Shōwa 3 | 1928 |
| Shōwa 4 | 1929 |
| Shōwa 5 | 1930 |
| Shōwa 6 | 1931 |
| Shōwa 7 | 1932 |
| Shōwa 8 | 1933 |
| Shōwa 9 | 1934 |
| Shōwa 10 | 1935 |
| Shōwa 11 | 1936 |
| Shōwa 12 | 1937 |
| Shōwa 13 | 1938 |
| Shōwa 14 | 1939 |
| Shōwa 15 | 1940 |
| Shōwa 16 | 1941 |
| Shōwa 17 | 1942 |
| Shōwa 18 | 1943 |
| Shōwa 19 | 1944 |
| Shōwa 20 | 1945 |
| Shōwa 21 | 1946 |
| Shōwa 22 | 1947 |
| Shōwa 23 | 1948 |
| Shōwa 24 | 1949 |
| Shōwa 25 | 1950 |
| Shōwa 26 | 1951 |
| Shōwa 27 | 1952 |
| Shōwa 28 | 1953 |
| Shōwa 29 | 1954 |
| Shōwa 30 | 1955 |
| Shōwa 31 | 1956 |
| Shōwa 32 | 1957 |
| Shōwa 33 | 1958 |
| Shōwa 34 | 1959 |
| Shōwa 35 | 1960 |
| Shōwa 36 | 1961 |
| Shōwa 37 | 1962 |
| Shōwa 38 | 1963 |
| Shōwa 39 | 1964 |
| Shōwa 40 | 1965 |
| Shōwa 41 | 1966 |
| Shōwa 42 | 1967 |
| Shōwa 43 | 1968 |
| Shōwa 44 | 1969 |
| Shōwa 45 | 1970 |
| Shōwa 46 | 1971 |
| Shōwa 47 | 1972 |
| Shōwa 48 | 1973 |
| Shōwa 49 | 1974 |
| Shōwa 50 | 1975 |
| Shōwa 51 | 1976 |
| Shōwa 52 | 1977 |
| Shōwa 53 | 1978 |
| Shōwa 54 | 1979 |
| Shōwa 55 | 1980 |
| Shōwa 56 | 1981 |
| Shōwa 57 | 1982 |
| Shōwa 58 | 1983 |
| Shōwa 59 | 1984 |
| Shōwa 60 | 1985 |
| Shōwa 61 | 1986 |
| Shōwa 62 | 1987 |
| Shōwa 63 | 1988 |
| Shōwa 64 | 1989 |