Japanese Calendar Year. In the japanese calendar, the year is represented by the number of years since the start of the current era. Convert a japanese era date like showa 14 into a western year, or convert a western year.

Before japan adopted the gregorian calendar in the 19th century, there were different names for the months called wafū getsumei (和風月名, japanese month names) that. For example, the year 2023 in the gregorian calendar is reiwa 5 in the japanese.