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Showa 56 in Japan is ...

AD1981

Showa 56 is also...

Bakumatsu129

Meiji114

Taisei70

"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
1978 Showa 53

46

bo (tsuchinoe) uma

Horse

1979 Showa 54

45

ki (tsuchinoto) hitsuji

Goat

1980 Showa 55

44

ko (kanoe) saru

Monkey

1981 Showa 56

43

shin (kanoto) tori

Rooster

1982 Showa 57

42

jin (mizunoe) inu

Dog

1983 Showa 58

41

ki (mizunoto) i

Pig

1984 Showa 59

40

ko (kinoe) ne

Rat