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This is a list of years in Japan. See also the timeline of Japanese history. For only articles about years in Japan that have been written, see Category:Years in Japan.
Over the centuries, Japan has used up to four systems for designating years: the Chinese sexagenary cycle, the era name (元号, gengō) system, the Japanese imperial year (皇紀, kōki, or 紀元 kigen) and the Western Common Era (Anno Domini) (西暦, seireki) system. In the 21st century, however, the era system (gengo) and Western system ...
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Japan by year. For older years, see Category:Centuries in Japan .
Japanese era name. The Japanese era name (年号, nengō, "year name"), also known as gengō (元号), is a traditional calendar system which began during the reign of Emperor Kōtoku in the 7th century. This calendar has been in use in Japan since the beginning of the 8th century. [1]
Japanese calendar. Jōkyō calendar published in 1729. Exhibit in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan. Japanese calendar types have included several of official and unofficial systems. At present, Japan uses the Gregorian calendar and also the Japanese era name system. [1] History.
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