dorchadas | ようこそ、令和元年へ！

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I Feel: excited
I Hear: 君が代

Just past midnight in Japan, so it's officially the Reiwa era!

Microsoft better update their IME--it still doesn't provide 令和 as a possible output of れいわ.

When the Heisei era began, I'm pretty sure I was playing through the original Legend of Zelda on my newly-acquired NES. Now as it ends, I'm finishing up Breath of the Wild. What a lovely symmetry.

令和時代は日本と全世界のために繁栄の元号になりますように

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dorchadas

Heisei 2. Since the Shōwa emperor died partway through 1989, the part of 1989 before he died is Shōwa 64, and the part after he died is Heisei 1.

(Stuff like this is why the Western calendar is generally used in daily conversation)

Oh! Do you know of a good Japanese history book?

Is there a particular era of history you're interested in? I know some excellent WWII and post-WWII Japanese history books, but I'd have to dig harder for earlier periods.

If you like podcasts, I highly recommend both the Samurai Archives podcast and the History of Japan podcast!

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acoustic_sister

Since the Shōwa emperor died partway through 1989, the part of 1989 before he died is Shōwa 64, and the part after he died is Heisei 1.

That makes sense. So, my birth year is Heisei ni. I think I'm going to have fun with this. :P And I can clearly see why they've adopted the Western calendar.

I was thinking along the lines of a complete history of Japan. I read part of one that found its way on my Nook once(I hate reading on nooks/kindles). It was published before any world wars. Also, I am interested in the Edo period, and if you know of any books on how geishas became a thing, that would make my week. I read a wonderful memoir of a retired geisha a couple months back named Mineko Iwasake, and I just want to know more.

I've had a list of podcasts to check out for ages, and now I get to add to that list! :D

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dorchadas

Written complete histories I'm not sure about, I'm afraid. Though the History of Japan podcast covers, well, the whole history of Japan, so it's next best thing!