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showa
what it is
Japanese music from the Showa period (1926-1989).
✦ meet the girls making showa →
women, non-binary artists, and bands with women, level by level
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
✦ make showa a playlist
turn these 12 artists into something you can press play on.
each artist's most played song, easing from level 1 out to 5
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questions
What is showa?
Japanese music from the Showa period (1926-1989).
What are good showa albums to start with?
Try 風立ちぬ by 松田聖子, ROTATION by Shogun, Best & Nonstop Finger5 by フィンガー5, and The Other Side of The Omega Tribe by 杉山清貴 & オメガトライブ.
Who are some women making showa?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/showa/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making showa, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-20