Born in 1964 (Shōwa 39 / 昭和39年)
Chinese Zodiac (12-year cycle): Dragon — 辰 (たつ)
Sexagenary cycle (60-year): 甲辰
Events & Milestones This Year
- Coming of Age
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※ Yakudoshi uses 'counting age' (kazoedoshi): current year − birth year + 1
1964 Events
Politics & Economy
- Tokyo Olympics held - Opened October 10. Asia’s first Olympics
- Tokaido Shinkansen opens - October 1, connected Tokyo-Shin-Osaka in 4 hours. “Dream Super Express”
- PM Ikeda retires due to illness - Sato Eisaku became successor
Society & Lifestyle
- Niigata Earthquake - June 16, M7.5 major earthquake. Liquefaction phenomenon first noted
- Tokyo Monorail opens - Connected Haneda Airport and Hamamatsucho for Olympics
- Color TV broadcasting expands - Color broadcasts increased for Olympics
- Japanese overseas tourism liberalized - From April 1. Dawn of overseas travel era
- Metropolitan Expressway expanded - Infrastructure developed as Olympic host city
Sports & Entertainment
- “Witches of the Orient” win gold - Women’s volleyball dramatic victory
- Tsuburaya Kokichi wins marathon bronze - Moving moment at National Stadium
- Oh Sadaharu hits 55 home runs - Great performance as home run king
- “Ah, Ueno Station” huge hit - Izawa Hachiro sang collective employment workers’ feelings
- Ultra Q filming begins - Foundation for tokusatsu (special effects) boom
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