The Heisei Era (1989 to 2019) | The Showa Era (1926 to 1988) | The Taisho Era (1912 to 1925) |
Year A.D. | Reiwa Year | Year of the |
2025 | 7 | Snake |
2024 | 6 | Dragon |
2023 | 5 | Rabbit |
2022 | 4 | Tiger |
2021 | 3 | Ox |
2020 | 2 | Rat |
2019 | 1 | Boar |
Year A.D. | Heisei Year | Year of the |
2019 | 31 (Reiwa Year 1 from May 1) | Boar |
2018 | 30 | Dog |
2017 | 29 | Chicken |
2016 | 28 | Monkey |
2015 | 27 | Sheep |
2014 | 26 | Horse |
2013 | 25 | Snake |
2012 | 24 | Dragon |
2011 | 23 | Rabbit |
2010 | 22 | Tiger |
2009 | 21 | Ox |
2008 | 20 | Rat |
2007 | 19 | Boar |
2006 | 18 | Dog |
2005 | 17 | Chicken |
2004 | 16 | Monkey |
2003 | 15 | Sheep |
2002 | 14 | Horse |
2001 | 13 | Snake |
2000 | 12 | Dragon |
1999 | 11 | Rabbit |
1998 | 10 | Tiger |
1997 | 9 | Ox |
1996 | 8 | Rat |
1995 | 7 | Boar |
1994 | 6 | Dog |
1993 | 5 | Chicken |
1992 | 4 | Monkey |
1991 | 3 | Sheep |
1990 | 2 | Horse |
1989 | 1 | Snake |
Year A.D. | Showa Year | Year of the |
1988 | 63 | Dragon |
1987 | 62 | Rabbit |
1986 | 61 | Tiger |
1985 | 60 | Ox |
1984 | 59 | Rat |
1983 | 58 | Boar |
1982 | 57 | Dog |
1981 | 56 | Chicken |
1980 | 55 | Monkey |
1979 | 54 | Sheep |
1978 | 53 | Horse |
1977 | 52 | Snake |
1976 | 51 | Dragon |
1975 | 50 | Rabbit |
1974 | 49 | Tiger |
1973 | 48 | Ox |
1972 | 47 | Rat |
1971 | 46 | Boar |
1970 | 45 | Dog |
1969 | 44 | Chicken |
1968 | 43 | Monkey |
1967 | 42 | Sheep |
1966 | 41 | Horse |
1965 | 40 | Snake |
1964 | 39 | Dragon |
1963 | 38 | Rabbit |
1962 | 37 | Tiger |
1961 | 36 | Ox |
1960 | 35 | Rat |
1959 | 34 | Boar |
1958 | 33 | Dog |
1957 | 32 | Chicken |
1956 | 31 | Monkey |
1955 | 30 | Sheep |
1954 | 29 | Horse |
1953 | 28 | Snake |
1952 | 27 | Dragon |
1951 | 26 | Rabbit |
1950 | 25 | Tiger |
1949 | 24 | Ox |
1948 | 23 | Rat |
1947 | 22 | Boar |
1946 | 21 | Dog |
1945 | 20 | Chicken |
1944 | 19 | Monkey |
1943 | 18 | Sheep |
1942 | 17 | Horse |
1941 | 16 | Snake |
1940 | 15 | Dragon |
1939 | 14 | Rabbit |
1938 | 13 | Tiger |
1937 | 12 | Ox |
1936 | 11 | Rat |
1935 | 10 | Boar |
1934 | 9 | Dog |
1933 | 8 | Chicken |
1932 | 7 | Monkey |
1931 | 6 | Sheep |
1930 | 5 | Horse |
1929 | 4 | Snake |
1928 | 3 | Dragon |
1927 | 2 | Rabbit |
1926 | 1 | Tiger |
Year A.D. | Taisho Year | Year of the |
1925 | 14 | Ox |
1924 | 13 | Rat |
1923 | 12 | Boar |
1922 | 11 | Dog |
1921 | 10 | Chicken |
1920 | 9 | Monkey |
1919 | 8 | Sheep |
1918 | 7 | Horse |
1917 | 6 | Snake |
1916 | 5 | Dragon |
1915 | 4 | Rabbit |
1914 | 3 | Tiger |
1913 | 2 | Ox |
1912 | 1 | Rat |