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AD 1959 in Japan is ...

Showa 34

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1956
1957
1958
1960
1961
1962

AD 1959 is also...

Bakumatsu 107

Meiji 92

Taisei 48

Showa 34

"The Shōwa era refers to the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa from December 25, 1926 until his death on January 7, 1989. It was preceded by the Taishō period." -Wikipedia

Age Lookup

Year Local year Age Ganzhi Zodiac
1956 Showa 31

68

hei (hinoto) saru

Monkey

1957 Showa 32

67

tei (hinoto) tori

Rooster

1958 Showa 33

66

bo (tsuchinoe) inu

Dog

1959 Showa 34

65

ki (tsuchinoto) i

Pig

1960 Showa 35

64

ko (kanoe) ne

Rat

1961 Showa 36

63

shin (kanoto) ushi

Ox

1962 Showa 37

62

jin (mizunoe) tora

Tiger