Born in 1922 (Taishō 11 / 大正11年)
Chinese Zodiac (12-year cycle): Dog — 戌 (いぬ)
Sexagenary cycle (60-year): 壬戌
Events & Milestones This Year
- Coming of Age
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※ Yakudoshi uses 'counting age' (kazoedoshi): current year − birth year + 1
1922 Events
Politics & Economy
- Washington Naval Treaty signed - US, UK, Japan capital ship ratio set at 5:5:3. Era of disarmament began
- Japan Communist Party secretly formed - Founded covertly as Comintern Japanese branch
- Siberian withdrawal completed - Four years of troop deployment ended
Society & Lifestyle
- Einstein visits Japan - November 17, theory of relativity proponent stayed for about one month
- Weekly Asahi and Sunday Mainichi founded - Dawn of weekly magazine era
- Taisho koto boom - Spread as home music
- Glico goes on sale - Popular as nutritional confection. “300 meters in one piece”
- Ice cream becomes accessible - Established as summer tradition
Sports & Entertainment
- Summer Koshien first held at Koshien Stadium - Stadium built by Hanshin Electric Railway
- Shiga Naoya begins “A Dark Night’s Passing” serialization - Pinnacle of I-novel literature
- Takarazuka establishes Snow Troupe - Expanded to three-troupe system
- Asakusa Opera begins decline - Twilight before Great Kanto Earthquake
- Tennis boom - Spread from upper class to general public
School Enrollment & Graduation Chart
※ Adjust for gap years, repeating grades, or leave of absence
※ Those born Jan 1 - Apr 1 (early-born) enter school one year earlier