| Below you will find an outline of dates showing the reign period and number, followed by the corresponding year. Reign periods appear here color-coded, with black, red, blue, and green representing each of the reign periods. This is to help make filtering through the dates a little easier on the eyes, similar to how water filters help to rid water of all those impurities that give it a cloudy appearance, hopefully this color coding will help to clearly distinguish the dates from one another.
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| Meiji 1 - 1868 |
Meiji 2 - 1869 |
Meiji 3 - 1870 |
Meiji 4 - 1871 |
| Meiji 5 - 1872 |
Meiji 6 - 1873 |
Meiji 7 - 1874 |
Meiji 8 - 1875 |
| Meiji 9 - 1876 |
Meiji 10 - 1877 |
Meiji 11 - 1878 |
Meiji 12 - 1879 |
| Meiji 13 - 1880 |
Meiji 14 - 1881 |
Meiji 15 - 1882 |
Meiji 16 - 1883 |
| Meiji 17 - 1884 |
Meiji 18 - 1885 |
Meiji 19 - 1886 |
Meiji 20 - 1887 |
| Meiji 21 - 1888 |
Meiji 22 - 1889 |
Meiji 23 - 1890 |
Meiji 24 - 1891 |
| Meiji 25 - 1892 |
Meiji 26 - 1893 |
Meiji 27 - 1894 |
Meiji 28 - 1895 |
| Meiji 29 - 1896 |
Meiji 30 - 1897 |
Meiji 31 - 1898 |
Meiji 32 - 1899 |
| Meiji 33 - 1900 |
Meiji 34 - 1901 |
Meiji 35 - 1902 |
Meiji 36 - 1903 |
| Meiji 37 - 1904 |
Meiji 38 - 1905 |
Meiji 39 - 1906 |
Meiji 40 - 1907 |
| Meiji 41 - 1908 |
Meiji 42 - 1909 |
Meiji 43 - 1910 |
Meiji 44 - 1911 |
| Meiji 45 - 1912 |
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| Taisho 1 - 1912 |
Taisho 2 - 1913 |
Taisho 3 - 1914 |
Taisho 4 - 1915 |
| Taisho 5 - 1916 |
Taisho 6 - 1917 |
Taisho 7 - 1918 |
Taisho 8 - 1919 |
| Taisho 9 - 1920 |
Taisho 10 - 1921 |
Taisho 11 - 1922 |
Taisho 12 - 1923 |
| Taisho 13 - 1924 |
Taisho 14 - 1925 |
Taisho 15 - 1926 |
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| Showa 1 - 1926 |
Showa 2 - 1927 |
Showa 3 - 1928 |
Showa 4 - 1929 |
| Showa 5 - 1930 |
Showa 6 - 1931 |
Showa 7 - 1932 |
Showa 8 - 1933 |
| Showa 9 - 1934 |
Showa 10 - 1935 |
Showa 11 - 1936 |
Showa 12 - 1937 |
| Showa 13 - 1938 |
Showa 14 - 1939 |
Showa 15 - 1940 |
Showa 16 - 1941 |
| Showa 17 - 1942 |
Showa 18 - 1943 |
Showa 19 - 1944 |
Showa 20 - 1945 |
| Showa 21 - 1946 |
Showa 22 - 1947 |
Showa 23 - 1948 |
Showa 24 - 1949 |
| Showa 25 - 1950 |
Showa 26 - 1951 |
Showa 27 - 1952 |
Showa 28 - 1953 |
| Showa 29 - 1954 |
Showa 30 - 1955 |
Showa 31 - 1956 |
Showa 32 - 1957 |
| Showa 33 - 1958 |
Showa 34 - 1959 |
Showa 35 - 1960 |
Showa 36 - 1961 |
| Showa 37 - 1962 |
Showa 38 - 1963 |
Showa 39 - 1964 |
Showa 40 - 1965 |
| Showa 41 - 1966 |
Showa 42 - 1967 |
Showa 43 - 1968 |
Showa 44 - 1969 |
| Showa 45 - 1970 |
Showa 46 - 1971 |
Showa 47 - 1972 |
Showa 48 - 1973 |
| Showa 49 - 1974 |
Showa 50 - 1975 |
Showa 51 - 1976 |
Showa 52 - 1977 |
| Showa 53 - 1978 |
Showa 54 - 1979 |
Showa 55 - 1980 |
Showa 56 - 1981 |
| Showa 57 - 1982 |
Showa 58 - 1983 |
Showa 59 - 1984 |
Showa 60 - 1985 |
| Showa 61 - 1986 |
Showa 62 - 1987 |
Showa 63 - 1988
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| Heisei 1 - 1989 |
Heisei 2 - 1990 |
Heisei 3 - 1991 |
Heisei 4 - 1992 |
| Heisei 5 - 1993 |
Heisei 6 - 1994 |
Heisei 7 - 1995 |
Heisei 8 - 1996 |
| Heisei 9 - 1997 |
Heisei 10 - 1998 |
Heisei 11 - 1999 |
Heisei 12 - 2000 |
| Heisei 13 - 2001 |
Heisei 14 - 2002 |
Heisei 15 - 2003 |
Heisei 16 - 2004 |
| Heisei 17 - 2005 |
Heisei 18 - 2006 |
Heisei 19 - 2007 |
Heisei 20 - 2008 |
| Heisei 21 - 2009 |
Heisei 22 - 2010 |
Heisei 23 - 2011 |
Heisei 24 - 2012 |
| Heisei 25 - 2013 |
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