Conversion chart for Japanese dates since the Meiji period. Those good at mental arithmetic can simply add. [ historical eras][ top index ]
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the era began |
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1911 to a date in Taisho 1925 to a date in Showa 1988 to a date in Heisei |
1912.07.12 1926.12.25 1989.01.08 |
| Meiji 1 = 1868 Meiji 2 = 1869 Meiji 3 = 1870 Meiji 4 = 1871 Meiji 5 = 1872 Meiji 6 = 1873 Meiji 7 = 1874 Meiji 8 = 1875 Meiji 9 = 1876 Meiji 10 = 1877 Meiji 11 = 1878 Meiji 12 = 1879 Meiji 13 = 1880 Meiji 14 = 1881 Meiji 15 = 1882 |
Meiji 16 = 1883 Meiji 17 = 1884 Meiji 18 = 1885 Meiji 19 = 1886 Meiji 20 = 1887 Meiji 21 = 1888 Meiji 22 = 1889 Meiji 23 = 1890 Meiji 24 = 1891 Meiji 25 = 1892 Meiji 26 = 1893 Meiji 27 = 1894 Meiji 28 = 1895 Meiji 29 = 1896 Meiji 30 = 1897 |
Meiji 31 = 1898 Meiji 32 = 1899 Meiji 33 = 1900 Meiji 34 = 1901 Meiji 35 = 1902 Meiji 36 = 1903 Meiji 37 = 1904 Meiji 38 = 1905 Meiji 39 = 1906 Meiji 40 = 1907 Meiji 41 = 1908 Meiji 42 = 1909 Meiji 43 = 1910 Meiji 44 = 1911 Meiji 45 = 1912 |
Taisho 1 = 1912 Taisho 2 = 1913 Taisho 3 = 1914 Taisho 4 = 1915 Taisho 5 = 1916 Taisho 6 = 1917 Taisho 7 = 1918 Taisho 8 = 1919 Taisho 9 = 1920 Taisho 10 = 1921 Taisho 11 = 1922 Taisho 12 = 1923 Taisho 13 = 1924 Taisho 14 = 1925 Taisho 15 = 1926 |
| Showa 1 = 1926 Showa 2 = 1927 Showa 3 = 1928 Showa 4 = 1929 Showa 5 = 1930 Showa 6 = 1931 Showa 7 = 1932 Showa 8 = 1933 Showa 9 = 1934 Showa 10 = 1935 Showa 11 = 1936 Showa 12 = 1937 Showa 13 = 1938 Showa 14 = 1939 Showa 15 = 1940 Showa 16 = 1941 Showa 17 = 1942 Showa 18 = 1943 Showa 19 = 1944 Showa 20 = 1945 Showa 21 = 1946 Showa 22 = 1947 Showa 23 = 1948 Showa 24 = 1949 |
Showa 25 = 1950 Showa 26 = 1951 Showa 27 = 1952 Showa 28 = 1953 Showa 29 = 1954 Showa 30 = 1955 Showa 31 = 1956 Showa 32 = 1957 Showa 33 = 1958 Showa 34 = 1959 Showa 35 = 1960 Showa 36 = 1961 Showa 37 = 1962 Showa 38 = 1963 Showa 39 = 1964 Showa 40 = 1965 Showa 41 = 1966 Showa 42 = 1967 Showa 43 = 1968 Showa 44 = 1969 Showa 45 = 1970 Showa 46 = 1971 Showa 47 = 1972 Showa 48 = 1973 |
Showa 49 = 1974 Showa 50 = 1975 Showa 51 = 1976 Showa 52 = 1977 Showa 53 = 1978 Showa 54 = 1979 Showa 55 = 1980 Showa 56 = 1981 Showa 57 = 1982 Showa 58 = 1983 Showa 59 = 1984 Showa 60 = 1985 Showa 61 = 1986 Showa 62 = 1987 Showa 63 = 1988 Showa 64 = 1989 |
Heisei 1 = 1989 Heisei 2 = 1990 Heisei 3 = 1991 Heisei 4 = 1992 Heisei 5 = 1993 Heisei 6 = 1994 Heisei 7 = 1995 Heisei 8 = 1996 Heisei 9 = 1997 Heisei 10 = 1998 Heisei 11 = 1999 Heisei 12 = 2000 Heisei 13 = 2001 Heisei 14 = 2002 Heisei 15 = 2003 Heisei 16 = 2004 Heisei 17 = 2005 Heisei 18 = 2006 Heisei 19 = 2007 Heisei 20 = 2008 Heisei 21 = 2009 Heisei 22 = 2010 Heisei 23 = 2011 Heisei 24 = 2012 | Heisei 25 = 2013 Heisei 26 = 2014 Heisei 27 = 2015 Heisei 28 = 2016 Heisei 29 = 2017 Heisei 30 = 2018 |