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AD 1997 in Japan is ...

Heisei 9

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AD 1997 is also...

Meiji 130

Taisei 86

Showa 72

Heisei 9

"The Heisei era is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Akihito from 8 January 1989 until his abdication on 30 April 2019. The Heisei era started on 8 January 1989, the day after the death of the Emperor Hirohito, when his son, Akihito, acceded to the throne as the 125th Emperor." -Wikipedia

Age Lookup

Year Local year Age Ganzhi Zodiac
1994 Heisei 6

30

ko (kinoe) inu

Dog

1995 Heisei 7

29

otsu (kinoto) i

Pig

1996 Heisei 8

28

hei (hinoto) ne

Rat

1997 Heisei 9

27

tei (hinoto) ushi

Ox

1998 Heisei 10

26

bo (tsuchinoe) tora

Tiger

1999 Heisei 11

25

ki (tsuchinoto) u

Rabbit

2000 Heisei 12

24

ko (kanoe) tatsu

Dragon