"What year is it in Japanese era?" "What's my zodiac sign?" "When did I graduate?"

—Quick answers to your Japanese age and era questions.

How to Use This Site

Japan uses a unique dating system based on imperial eras (Reiwa, Heisei, Showa...) alongside the Western calendar. This site helps you navigate both systems effortlessly.

📝 Filling Out Japanese Forms

Government documents, tax forms, and visa applications often require dates in Japanese era format. Find your birth year instantly.

👨‍👩‍👧 Understanding Japanese Family

Learn about yakudoshi (unlucky ages), kanreki (60th birthday celebration), and other milestone events important to Japanese relatives.

🐉 Chinese Zodiac

Discover your zodiac animal (eto) and its meaning in Japanese culture—a common topic in daily conversations.

📄 Creating Japanese Resumes

Japanese CVs (rirekisho) require education dates in Japanese era format. Our graduation chart handles this automatically.

Click a birth year to see Chinese zodiac, Japanese era (Wareki), yakudoshi (unlucky ages), and major events of that year.

School enrollment/graduation chart with adjustable gap years—perfect for resumes.

Trace someone's life through "Society at age 10", "at age 20"—experience the eras they lived through.

Learn More: Chinese Zodiac (Eto/干支) · Japanese Era (Gengō/元号) · Fiscal Year (Nendo/年度) · Unlucky Ages (Yakudoshi/厄年) · Counting Age (Kazoedoshi/数え年) · Longevity Celebrations (Chōju Iwai/長寿祝い) · Shichi-Go-San (七五三)

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Age Reference Chart

※ If before your birthday, subtract 1 from the displayed age

Year Japanese Era (Gengō) Age Chinese Zodiac (Eto/干支)
2026Reiwa (令和) 8 -Horse (うま) →
2025Reiwa (令和) 7 -Snake (み) →
2024Reiwa (令和) 6 -Dragon (たつ) →
2023Reiwa (令和) 5 -Rabbit (う) →
2022Reiwa (令和) 4 -Tiger (とら) →
2021Reiwa (令和) 3 -Ox (うし) →
2020Reiwa (令和) 2 -Rat (ね) →
2019Heisei 31 / Reiwa 1 -Boar (い) →
2018Heisei (平成) 30 -Dog (いぬ) →
2017Heisei (平成) 29 -Rooster (とり) →
2016Heisei (平成) 28 -Monkey (さる) →
2015Heisei (平成) 27 -Sheep (ひつじ) →
2014Heisei (平成) 26 -Horse (うま) →
2013Heisei (平成) 25 -Snake (み) →
2012Heisei (平成) 24 -Dragon (たつ) →
2011Heisei (平成) 23 -Rabbit (う) →
2010Heisei (平成) 22 -Tiger (とら) →
2009Heisei (平成) 21 -Ox (うし) →
2008Heisei (平成) 20 -Rat (ね) →
2007Heisei (平成) 19 -Boar (い) →
2006Heisei (平成) 18 -Dog (いぬ) →
2005Heisei (平成) 17 -Rooster (とり) →
2004Heisei (平成) 16 -Monkey (さる) →
2003Heisei (平成) 15 -Sheep (ひつじ) →
2002Heisei (平成) 14 -Horse (うま) →
2001Heisei (平成) 13 -Snake (み) →
2000Heisei (平成) 12 -Dragon (たつ) →
1999Heisei (平成) 11 -Rabbit (う) →
1998Heisei (平成) 10 -Tiger (とら) →
1997Heisei (平成) 9 -Ox (うし) →
1996Heisei (平成) 8 -Rat (ね) →
1995Heisei (平成) 7 -Boar (い) →
1994Heisei (平成) 6 -Dog (いぬ) →
1993Heisei (平成) 5 -Rooster (とり) →
1992Heisei (平成) 4 -Monkey (さる) →
1991Heisei (平成) 3 -Sheep (ひつじ) →
1990Heisei (平成) 2 -Horse (うま) →
1989Showa 64 / Heisei 1 -Snake (み) →
1988Showa (昭和) 63 -Dragon (たつ) →
1987Showa (昭和) 62 -Rabbit (う) →
1986Showa (昭和) 61 -Tiger (とら) →
1985Showa (昭和) 60 -Ox (うし) →
1984Showa (昭和) 59 -Rat (ね) →
1983Showa (昭和) 58 -Boar (い) →
1982Showa (昭和) 57 -Dog (いぬ) →
1981Showa (昭和) 56 -Rooster (とり) →
1980Showa (昭和) 55 -Monkey (さる) →
1979Showa (昭和) 54 -Sheep (ひつじ) →
1978Showa (昭和) 53 -Horse (うま) →
1977Showa (昭和) 52 -Snake (み) →
1976Showa (昭和) 51 -Dragon (たつ) →
1975Showa (昭和) 50 -Rabbit (う) →
1974Showa (昭和) 49 -Tiger (とら) →
1973Showa (昭和) 48 -Ox (うし) →
1972Showa (昭和) 47 -Rat (ね) →
1971Showa (昭和) 46 -Boar (い) →
1970Showa (昭和) 45 -Dog (いぬ) →
1969Showa (昭和) 44 -Rooster (とり) →
1968Showa (昭和) 43 -Monkey (さる) →
1967Showa (昭和) 42 -Sheep (ひつじ) →
1966Showa (昭和) 41 -Horse (うま) →
1965Showa (昭和) 40 -Snake (み) →
1964Showa (昭和) 39 -Dragon (たつ) →
1963Showa (昭和) 38 -Rabbit (う) →
1962Showa (昭和) 37 -Tiger (とら) →
1961Showa (昭和) 36 -Ox (うし) →
1960Showa (昭和) 35 -Rat (ね) →
1959Showa (昭和) 34 -Boar (い) →
1958Showa (昭和) 33 -Dog (いぬ) →
1957Showa (昭和) 32 -Rooster (とり) →
1956Showa (昭和) 31 -Monkey (さる) →
1955Showa (昭和) 30 -Sheep (ひつじ) →
1954Showa (昭和) 29 -Horse (うま) →
1953Showa (昭和) 28 -Snake (み) →
1952Showa (昭和) 27 -Dragon (たつ) →
1951Showa (昭和) 26 -Rabbit (う) →
1950Showa (昭和) 25 -Tiger (とら) →
1949Showa (昭和) 24 -Ox (うし) →
1948Showa (昭和) 23 -Rat (ね) →
1947Showa (昭和) 22 -Boar (い) →
1946Showa (昭和) 21 -Dog (いぬ) →
1945Showa (昭和) 20 -Rooster (とり) →
1944Showa (昭和) 19 -Monkey (さる) →
1943Showa (昭和) 18 -Sheep (ひつじ) →
1942Showa (昭和) 17 -Horse (うま) →
1941Showa (昭和) 16 -Snake (み) →
1940Showa (昭和) 15 -Dragon (たつ) →
1939Showa (昭和) 14 -Rabbit (う) →
1938Showa (昭和) 13 -Tiger (とら) →
1937Showa (昭和) 12 -Ox (うし) →
1936Showa (昭和) 11 -Rat (ね) →
1935Showa (昭和) 10 -Boar (い) →
1934Showa (昭和) 9 -Dog (いぬ) →
1933Showa (昭和) 8 -Rooster (とり) →
1932Showa (昭和) 7 -Monkey (さる) →
1931Showa (昭和) 6 -Sheep (ひつじ) →
1930Showa (昭和) 5 -Horse (うま) →
1929Showa (昭和) 4 -Snake (み) →
1928Showa (昭和) 3 -Dragon (たつ) →
1927Showa (昭和) 2 -Rabbit (う) →
1926Taisho 15 / Showa 1 -Tiger (とら) →
1925Taisho (大正) 14 -Ox (うし) →
1924Taisho (大正) 13 -Rat (ね) →
1923Taisho (大正) 12 -Boar (い) →
1922Taisho (大正) 11 -Dog (いぬ) →
1921Taisho (大正) 10 -Rooster (とり) →
1920Taisho (大正) 9 -Monkey (さる) →
1919Taisho (大正) 8 -Sheep (ひつじ) →
1918Taisho (大正) 7 -Horse (うま) →
1917Taisho (大正) 6 -Snake (み) →
1916Taisho (大正) 5 -Dragon (たつ) →
1915Taisho (大正) 4 -Rabbit (う) →
1914Taisho (大正) 3 -Tiger (とら) →
1913Taisho (大正) 2 -Ox (うし) →
1912Meiji 45 / Taisho 1 -Rat (ね) →
1911Meiji (明治) 44 -Boar (い) →
1910Meiji (明治) 43 -Dog (いぬ) →
1909Meiji (明治) 42 -Rooster (とり) →
1908Meiji (明治) 41 -Monkey (さる) →
1907Meiji (明治) 40 -Sheep (ひつじ) →
1906Meiji (明治) 39 -Horse (うま) →
1905Meiji (明治) 38 -Snake (み) →