Japanese Lunisolar Calendar

The Japanese lunisolar calendar is the old calendar of Japan.[1][2][3][4] It is a Lunisolar calendar meaning it keeps track of time with both the sun and the moon.[3][4]

In the Meiji Restoration the government started using the Gregorian calendar instead.

These are the months of the calendar[5]

# Month
1 Mutsuki
2 Kisaragi
3 Yayoi
4 Uzuki
5 Satsuki
6 Minazuki
7 Fumizuki
8 Hazuki
9 Nagatsuki
10 Kannazuki
11 Shimotsuki
12 Shiwasu

References

  1. ↑ "The Japanese Calendar". nippon.com. 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
  2. ↑ "Calendar". www.japan-guide.com. 2025-12-07. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
  3. 1 2 "Calendar History 1". www.ndl.go.jp. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
  4. 1 2 Judy (2021-12-15). "Living by the Old Calendar. No.1. Shiwasu and Mutsuki | めぐりジャパン". meguri-japan.com. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
  5. ↑ "The Old Japanese Names for the Months: Meanings and Origins". Japan Wonder Travel Blog. 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
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