岩いわ戸と景けい気き

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Meanings

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noun

Iwato Boom

historical term

Historical term for the economic boom in Japan from 1958 to 1961, named after the mythological cave of Amaterasu.

神じん武む景けい気き
Refers to the earlier economic boom from 1954 to 1957, while 岩戸景気 covers 1958–1961.
いざなぎ景けい気き
Refers to the later economic boom from 1965 to 1970, longer and larger than the Iwato Boom.

Named after 岩戸 (the cave where Amaterasu hid in Japanese mythology), suggesting a period of hidden or emerging economic strength.