Japanese calendar; traditional Japanese calendar system
Refers to the calendar system based on Japanese era names (e.g., Reiwa, Heisei). Often contrasted with the Western calendar (西暦).
Please write both the Japanese calendar year and the Western calendar year.
Japanese imperial year; year according to the Japanese era
Specifically refers to the year expressed in the Japanese era system, such as 令和5年 (Reiwa 5).
Please fill in your date of birth using the Japanese imperial year on this form.
西暦 is the Western Gregorian year-numbering system, while 和暦 is the Japanese era-name calendar (e.g., Reiwa 6).
Compound of 和 (wa, 'Japanese') and 暦 (reki, 'calendar').