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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 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 Dictionary|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]].  

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]].  

|Yôwa||養和||[[1181]]

|Yôwa||養和||[[1181]]

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