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The following is a list of the date of the start of the Japanese eras in chronological order. To find the western equivalent of a year expressed in terms of eras, use: [start date] + [year of period] -1. Thus Keichô 5 (慶長五年) = 1596 +5 -1 =1600. For more information read the article on [[year dates]].
The most common method of dating years in Japan has been by using era names (nengô 年号) such as Genki 3 (元亀三年) [1572] or Heisei 19 (平成十九年) [2007]. <ref>To find the western equivalent of a year expressed in terms of eras, use: [start date] + [year of period] -1. Thus Keichô 5 (慶長五年) = 1596 +5 -1 =1600. </ref> The starts and the names of the eras are determined by the imperial court.<ref>"Private eras" （私年号) are occasionally found in literature or on artifacts. For a list of the major ones see the [[Kojien|Kôjien]].</ref>
The following is a list of the date of the start of the Japanese eras in chronological order. Note that not all alternate readings of era names have been indicated. For more information read the article on [[Year dates]].
"Periods" and "ages" are determined by historians. The general periods are pretty much agreed upon, but usually the start or end involved several pivotal events which could reasonally be said to demarcate the period. For more information, see the notes. Some vague "periods" as the Sengoku Period <ref>戦国時代, "Period of the Warring Nation" or "Warring Provinces." Start: [[Onin War|Ônin War]] ([[1477]]), [[Hojo Soun|Hôjô Sôun's]] invasion of [[Izu province]] ([[1493]]), or somewhere between; end: [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s entrance into [[Kyoto]] ([[1568]]), [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]'s unification of the country ([[1590]]), [[Osaka Campaign|fall of Osaka Castle]] ([[1615]]). </ref> are not listed. For art periods, see Nelson's ''Dictionary''.
==Ancient Age 古代 (--1185)==
==Ancient Age 古代 (--1185)==
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