| The Heisei Era (1989 to 2010) | The Showa Era (1926 to 1988) | The Taisho Era (1912 to 1925) |
| Year A.D. | Heisei Year | Year of the |
| 2020 | 32 | Rat |
| 2019 | 31 | 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 |