Shōwa period The young Hirohito in his coronation robes 1928 Yasui Sōtarō, Chin jung, 1934, Oil on Canvas, 96.5 cm × 74.5 cm (38.0 in × 29.3 in), Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo The Shōwa period (昭和時代, Shōwa jidai?, literally "period of enlightened peace"), or Shōwa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito)..
