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	Lunar Calendar in Japan
		Ancient calendar scholars in a number of cultures found that after three solar years, the lunar calendar would be behind the sun's actual progress by about 33 days.
		While both calendar and navigational needs were important in the advancement of astronomy in Europe, it was improvements in lunar calendar reckoning that drove most of Chinese and later Japanese advances in astronomy.
		Seeing the current calendar to be in error by up to two days, they had an uphill struggle against a general obsession with astrology, mystic assumptions of the emperor, disinterest by the Shogunate, and their own lack of information from the "outside" world.
	www2.gol.com /users/stever/calendar.htm (0 words)

	Japanese calendar information - Search.com
		Before 1873 a lunisolar calendar was in use, which was adapted from the Chinese calendar.
		In the traditional calendar, the thirtieth was the last day of the month, and its traditional name, 晦日 misoka, survives (although sanjunichi is far more common, and is the usual term).
		The rokuyō are still commonly found on Japanese calendars and are often used to plan weddings and funerals.
	www.search.com /reference/Japanese_calendar (1438 words)

	CalendarHome.com - Japanese calendar - Calendar Encyclopedia
		Before 1873 a lunisolar calendar was in use, which was adapted from the Chinese calendar.
		In the traditional calendar, the thirtieth was the last day of the month, and its traditional name, misoka, survives (although sanjunichi is far more common, and is the usual term).
		The rokuyō are still commonly found on Japanese calendars today, and are often used to plan weddings and funerals.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /Japanese_calendar.htm (1431 words)

	Japanese Garb
		In this calendar system, there are 10 “trunks” and 12 “branches” that combine to form 60 terms for counting the years.
		Japanese do not seem to have had names for their individual days in quite the same way we in the West think of names for days of the week.
		Japanese Year and Era Chart This chart provides the era name and number, as well as the sexagesimal identification, for every year that the system has been in use, from 645 to 2008.
	www.sengokudaimyo.com /miscellany/calendar.html (1596 words)

	National Diet Library, Japan "The Japanese Calendar"-Main Menu
		Every era has various types of calendars used in the daily life of the people, and some were particularly enjoyed for their special features.
		In this context, old calendars contain highly interesting materials reflecting the transition in life-style and culture down through the ages.
		This, then, traces the history of the Japanese calendar based on the National Diet Library's calendar collection, with special focus on the Daisho-reki calendar consisting of months, some with 30 days, others with 29, which was used in the Edo period (1603 to 1867).
	www.ndl.go.jp /koyomi/e (122 words)

	CalendarHome.com - Bon Festival - Calendar Encyclopedia
		Illuminated by the Albuquerque Bridge, Japanese volunteers place candle lit lanterns into the Sasebo River during the Obon festival.
		Bon Odori originates from the story of Mokuren, a disciple of Shakyamuni, who saw a vision of his deceased mother in the Realm of Hungry Ghosts where she was indulging in her own selfishness.
		The tradition is said to have started in the later years of the Muromachi period as a public entertainment.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /Obon.htm (627 words)

	JapaneseCalendar Class (System.Globalization) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Japanese calendar, which is also known as the Wareki calendar, works exactly like the Gregorian calendar, except that the year and era are different.
		Although the Japanese calendar was switched from a lunar calendar to a solar calendar in the year Meiji 6 (1873 of the Gregorian calendar), this implementation is based on the solar calendar only.
		The Calendar property returns the default calendar for the culture, and the OptionalCalendars property returns an array containing all the calendars supported by the culture.
	msdn2.microsoft.com /en-us/library/system.globalization.japanesecalendar.aspx (567 words)

	University of Calgary: Calendar: Courses: Japanese
		Note: All university level prerequisites for Japanese language courses must be met with a grade of "C-" or better.
		Prerequisites: Japanese 20, Japanese 205 or consent of the Department.
		Prerequisites: Japanese 30, Japanese 207 or consent of the Department.
	www.ucalgary.ca /pubs/calendar/2005/what/courses/JPNS.htm (475 words)

	Markings on Japanese Arisaka Rifles and Bayonets of World War II
		Thus, the Type 99 rifle was adopted in Japanese calendar year 2599 (1939), and the Type 2 paratroop rifle was adopted in calendar year 2602 (1942).
		A chrysanthemum with 16 petals (the symbol of the Japanese Emperor) was usually stamped on the receiver of rifles manufactured for the Imperial Japanese Army, indicating that the rifle belonged to the Emperor.
		Each Japanese rifle was marked with the symbol of either the arsenal of manufacture or the arsenal that supervised the manufacturing subcontractor.
	www.radix.net /~bbrown/japanese_markings.html (1280 words)

	Convert Western years to Japanese years
		The Japanese year is written with the name of the reigning Emperor followed by the year of his reign and the kanji character for "year" (nen).
		The 500 yen coin does not mix Japanese kanji with Western numerals: 平成十五年 (Heisei juu-go, or Heisei 15), which is 2003.
		The Japanese calendar years increment by 1 every January 1st (the same as the Gregorian calendar), not on the anniversary of the Emperor's reign.
	www.allcalendars.net /JapaneseYearConverter.php (0 words)

	Japanese sexy idol & race queen calendars at Jbox.com
		She has been seen on countless TV commercials, drama's (some of the more recent are Gokusen 2, and Destiny of Love), and the latest martial arts drama called, "Shinobi." She is most recognized with her trademark long flowing hair and large inquisitive eyes.
		Another lovely Japanese actress from Japan, this is Kyoko Hasegawa, a dark and beautiful girl, with a quiet, calm atmosphere about her.
		She is known for her appearances on Japanese TV and in TV commercials.
	jbox.cybrhost.com /CALENDARS/CAL3_1.html (1313 words)

	Japanese Calendar
		Japanese art objects, mainly Ukiyo-e of the 19th century often have date stamps that are based on the Japanese calendar.
		Starting with Meiji, the Japanese calendar period changed when the Japanese Emperor passed away.
		To convert from Japanese calendar to Gregorian calendar, use the little drop-down box below.
	www.artelino.com /articles/japanese_calendar.asp (138 words)

	About Web Guide, Book Vendors
		Japanese imperial era names refer to the name of the Emperor followed by the year in kanji (Chinese characters) or Arabic numerals and the kanji for "year" (nen).
		This Web Guide to Japanese Image Resources at Duke was created by Alison Raab, an MSLS student at the School of Information and Library Science, at UNC Chapel Hill.
		It was created as a project for JPN 291, Japanese Studies Research Methods, taught at Duke University by Dr. Troost, the Japan/Korea Librarian and Head of International and Area Studies at Perkins Library, Duke.
	www.unc.edu /~araab/JapaneseImages/AboutGuideVendors.htm (251 words)

	Years - Sljfaq
		Japanese traditional calendar was on luni-solar principle, which was taught by China.
		Because of the error in the former calendar the season drifted slightly, so in 1700 Japan invented her own calendar based on her own astronomic observations.
		The Imperial Calendar is said to have started at the year of the enthronment of the first Emperror Jimmu.
	www.sljfaq.org /w/Years (1020 words)

	Calendar (Java 2 Platform SE 5.0)
		When computing a date and time from the calendar fields, there may be insufficient information for the computation (such as only year and month with no day of month), or there may be inconsistent information (such as Tuesday, July 15, 1996 (Gregorian) -- July 15, 1996 is actually a Monday).
		The date or time format strings are not part of the definition of a calendar, as those must be modifiable or overridable by the user at runtime.
		This allows you to sync up the calendar field values with a new time that is set for the calendar.
	java.sun.com /j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/Calendar.html (3985 words)

	Japanese Universities
		Many Japanese universities are making unprecedented efforts to welcome students from overseas who would like to study language and culture in Japan for a year or a semester.
		International students who complete the Japanese Studies Program at the higher levels of language proficiency and wish to continue their studies in ASU's undergraduate program can be admitted without taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.
		Japanese language instructors work with students to create original Japanese lessons that are responsive to specific needs.
	www.colorado.edu /ealld/atj/Bridging/ABRD-japuniv.html (3317 words)

	History of Japanese Script, Tea Ceremony, Religions (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Right in front of Kuan Yu is Lord Oda Nobunaga (in armor, on horseback); a doll of the Japanese greatest warrior Lord Minamoto Yoshitsune, and the second 'unifier of Japan' Lord Chancellor Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
		It was during the 'Nara period' the Japanese oldest historical records (well, at least sort of historical) were scribbled down and taken care of; the Records of Ancient Times (Kojiki, 712) and the Japanese Timeline (Nihon Shoki, 720).
		It was Shinto that defined Japaneseness, and defended indigenous things from the swarming new stuff from China not by repulsing them but by refashioning them until the Chinese couldn't recognize any of them anymore as their cultural spillover.
	www.geocities.com /nobukaze23/china.htm (1979 words)

	Japanese Holidays
		One of the most important, if not THE most important, holidays on the Japanese calendar, New Year's is celebrated for days...
		Japanese young people become full-fledged adults at the age of 20, when they can vote, as well as choose to smoke and/or drink; in addition they assume the responsibilities of adulthood.
		Emperor Showa, the present emperor's father renounced his divinity in 1946; until then, Japanese custom held that the Emperor was a direct descendant of the sun goddess, Amaterasu-o-mikami.
	www.bi-lingual.com /School/JapaneseHolidays.htm (1159 words)

	Calendar (Java 2 Platform SE v1.4.2)
		This may vary by calendar; for the Gregorian calendar, the default for a field is the same as that of the start of the epoch: i.e., YEAR = 1970, MONTH = JANUARY, DATE = 1, etc.
		Similarly for a Hebrew calendar, for some years the actual maximum for MONTH is 12, and for others 13.
		The version of this function on Calendar uses an iterative algorithm to determine the actual maximum value for the field.
	java.sun.com /j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/util/Calendar.html (3642 words)

	Japanese Holidays
		One of the most important, if not THE most important, holidays on the Japanese calendar, New Year's is celebrated for days...
		Japanese young people become full-fledged adults at the age of 20, when they can vote, as well as choose to smoke and/or drink; in addition they assume the responsibilities of adulthood.
		Emperor Showa, the present emperor's father renounced his divinity in 1946; until then, Japanese custom held that the Emperor was a direct descendant of the sun goddess, Amaterasu-o-mikami.
	bi-lingual.com /School/JapaneseHolidays.htm (1159 words)

	japanese culture, cultural calendar, rice planting, obon, star festival, bon festival, obon (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Japanese people tend to be definitive about their seasons (conscious of the seasonal changes), especially around tsuyu season, which can be seen in the announcement of the beginning and end of a rainy season by The Meteorological Agency.
		Even though there has been a decrease in the amount of rice Japanese people consume, rice still is the staple food and loved by the majority of people here.
		After risshu, Aug 7 or 8th (on the lunar calendar, it is the day on which autumn begins) the name of this custom changes to Zansho mimai, which means more like lingering heat greeting.
	www.jun-gifts.com /others/culturalcalendar1/culturalcalendar.htm (2064 words)

	Japanese calendar
		With the year 1873, the Gregorian calendar was introduced to Japan.
		The lunar calendars were based on the cycle of the moon, resulting in years of twelve months of 29 or 30 days (the moon takes about 29 1/2 days to circle the earth), and an occasional 13th month to even out the discrepancy to the solar cycle of 365 1/4 days, i.e.
		Another aspect of the lunar calendar that survives into modern Japan as a kind of superstition, is the subdivision of the calendar into six days (rokuyo), similar to the subdivision of the modern calendar into seven weekdays.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e2272.html (0 words)

	Japanese calendar
		The Gregorian calendar has been used in Japan since 1 January 1873, but the names of the months are numbers, and the years are numbered in terms of eras which begin with the accession of each emperor.
		To convert a Japanese year to a Western year, find the year in the common era of the first year of the nengō from a table like the one above, subtract 1, and add the number of the Japanese year.
		The Japanese calendars prior to 1873 were derived from the Chinese, and are discussed with them.
	www.sizes.com /time/cal_japan.htm (0 words)

	Calendars: Japanese Emperor Date
		The traditional Japanese calendar consists of eras based on the reigning emperors.
		According to Japanese legend, Emperor Akihito, is Japan's 125th imperial sovereign in an unbroken line from Emperor Jimmu, who ascended the throne in about 660 B.C. Japan's is the world's oldest existing hereditary monarchy.
		Japanese days of the week are sometimes abbreviated to the single Kanji character, but are formally written as 3 characters, the first Kanji indicating the particular day and the next two Kanji (曜日 yōbi) for "day".
	www.i18nguy.com /l10n/emperor-date.html (604 words)

	Unificationist Calendar
		Due to the manner in which the lunar calendar corresponds with the solar calendar, Hyo Jin Nim's, Un Jin Nim's, Shin Choon Nim's, and Yun Ah Nim's birthdays are not celebrated in 2009.
		Due to the manner in which the lunar calendar corresponds with the solar calendar, Yun Ah Nim's birthday is celebrated twice in 2007.
		Due to the manner in which the lunar calendar corresponds with the solar calendar, Hyo Jin Nim's, Un Jin Nim's, Shin Choon Nim's, and Yun Ah Nim's birthdays are celebrated twice in 2008.
	home.att.net /~kathryncoman/calendarintro.htm (419 words)

	Japan File: Japanese calendar
		This was nothing new to Japanese farmers, whose lives had long revolved around the sun.
		Their calendar, divided into twelve perfectly equal 30.44-day periods called setsu, already corresponded closely to the Gregorian concept, although it had originated with ancient Chinese astrologists rather than Pope Gregory Xlll.
		The rest of the country had been marking the passage of time with a twelve-month cycle based on the moon, to which a thirteenth month was periodically added to realign the civil year with the changing seasons of the natural year.
	www.japanfile.com /culture_and_society/customs/Days-1.shtml (419 words)

	ROKUYO – Lucky And Unlucky Days Of The Japanese Calendar
		The number 4 is unlucky because one of the Japanese pronunciations of 4 is the similar to the word for "death".
		The history of the Japanese calendar is fascinating.
		These exciting developments made little difference to most people however; farming continued to be governed by the unofficial ancient solar calendar developed by Chinese astronomers, the seasons and the weather, and of course trains on the newly opened Tokyo to Yokohama rail link continued to run on time.
	www.seiyaku.com /customs/rokuyo.html (1967 words)

	Academic Calendar \| Keio University
		The academic calendar at Keio University starts on 1 April and ends on 31 March of the following year.
		(For the new students accepted to the Faculties of Policy Management, Environmental Information, the Graduate School of Science and Technology, the Graduate School of Media and Governance, and the Japanese Language Program in September, the academic year starts in September.) In general, the academic year is divided into two semesters.
		Except for the School of Medicine, the Graduate School of Medicine,
	www.keio.ac.jp /english/admissions/academic_calendar.html (0 words)

	Read Japanese Language Articles to Help You Learn Japanese
		When Shikibu Murasaki--designated by UNESCO in 1964 as one of the world's greatest people--launched her 54-chaptered romantic tale in Kyoto in 1001, nobody in Japan knew that it was the beginning of the second millennium.
		Despite the clumsiness of the traditional calendar--Shikibu Murasaki was born in Ten-en 1 and died in Chogen 4.
		Instead, the Japanese government has proclaimed the year 2000 the end of the 20th century and 2001 the start of the 21st century (in accordance with the Greenwich Royal Observatory's decree that the first year of a millennium begins with number one, not zero).
	www.transparent.com /Newsletter/japanese/1999/apr_99.htm (794 words)

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