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Japanese and Western Chronology
Compared

There are two methods used in Japanese chronology, one according to eras and the other going back to the beginning of the country. The first year of the traditional calendar, although historically not authentic, is dated 660 B.C. This knowledge may be of some help in determining one’s age, date of birth, date of manufacture of war implements, etc.

By Eras			Trad.	Western
Meiji	01		2528	1868
	02		2529	1869
	03		2530	1870
	04		2531	1871
	05		2532	1872
	06		2533	1873
	07		2534	1874
	08		2535	1875
	09		2536	1876
	10		2537	1877
	11		2538	1878
	12		2539	1879
	13		2540	1880
	14		2541	1881
	15		2542	1882
	16		2543	1883
	17		2544	1884
	18		2545	1885
	19		2546	1886
	20		2547	1887
	21		2548	1888
	22		2549	1889
	23		2550	1890
	24		2551	1891
	25		2552	1892
	26		2553	1893
	27		2554	1894
	28		2555	1895
	29		2556	1896
	30		2557	1897
	31		2558	1898
	32		2559	1899
	33		2560	1900
	34		2561	1901
	35		2562	1902
	36		2563	1903
	37		2564	1904
	38		2565	1905
	39		2566	1906
	40		2567	1907
	41		2568	1908
	42		2569	1909
	43		2570	1910
	44		2571	1911
Meiji	45	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	2572	1912
Taishō	01
	02		2573	1913
	03		2574	1914
	04		2575	1915
	05		2576	1916
	06		2577	1917
	07		2578	1918
	08		2579	1919
	09		2580	1920