The Meiji era 明治

The Meiji era opened Japan's modern age. It began on October 23, 1868 and was applied retroactively to the whole year, establishing the “one reign, one era” system used ever since. Japan adopted the Gregorian calendar on January 1, 1873 (Meiji 6), so Gregorian dates for the first few Meiji years are approximations of lunar-calendar records.

Conversion rule: Meiji year + 1867 = Western year. Year 1 is written 元年 (gannen).

Meiji era → Western year table